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Up to 40 mothers nursed their infants near a Delta Air Lines ticket counter
at Portland International Airport on Tuesday, a show of solidarity for a
woman ejected from a flight for refusing to cover herself while
breast-feeding.



They were part of a series of demonstrations at major U.S. airports. On Oct.
13, Emily Gillette and her family were taken off a commuter flight in
Vermont when she refused to cover herself while breast-feeding her daughter.


The Portland mothers said it's wrong to think that mothers must cover their
breasts and babies while nursing in public: That makes infants hot, and it
interrupts the eye contact that builds a bond between mother and child, said
Portland organizer Amelia Psmythe.


"That's part of the sweetness of breast-feeding that goes along with all the
good nutrition," she said.


The women also called on Fred Meyer stores to fulfill its pledge to make
clear to employees that it's acceptable, and legal, to breast-feed in
public.


Chris Musser of Portland, who was at the demonstration Tuesday, said she was
approached by a Fred Meyer manager in the spring who said customers had
expressed discomfort.


"Babies are vulnerable members of our society and because of that we take
care of them as best as we can, and we make allowances for them," she said.
"Babies do things that we don't let grown-ups or older children do. They
need to be accommodated. Just as a society, it's something society does for
the next generation."


Fred Meyer spokeswoman Melinda Merrill said the encounter was "an
unfortunate situation" and said Fred Meyer has retransmitted its policy to
store managers and will make sure all employees know of it through paycheck
enclosures or other communications from managers and through orientation
training for new employees.


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AP staffer Typh Tucker in Portland contributed to this report

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