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Breastfeeding: The Illusion Of Choice, Yeon Bai, Lauren Dinour
Breastfeeding: The Illusion Of Choice, Yeon Bai, Lauren Dinour
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Background
Breastfeeding is frequently described as a woman's decision, yet this choice is often illusionary owing to suboptimal social and structural supports. Despite the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) that requires all qualifying employers to provide mothers “reasonable” break time and a private, non-bathroom space to express breast milk, the majority of women in the United States still do not have access to both accommodations.
The Problem
At least three issues may be influencing this suboptimal implementation at workplaces: 1) federal law does not address lactation space functionality and accessibility, 2) federal law only …