It's been almost five months since I completely weaned Casey, and pretty soon he will turn 1 and be off of bottles and formulas, and onto the real stuff.
I'd be lying if I said I didn't miss breastfeeding. I don't know why. In a lot of ways, I'm excited for this year mark to pass, because I know that had I been left to my own devices, and not had health issues that caused me to wean early, I would be weaning right about now.
Even though I'm no longer an official breastfeeder, I still find myself very defensive of breastfeeding moms. Like if someone gets offended by someone for breastfeeding in public. Or when Facebook took down those pictures of women breastfeeding. Or when people got all up in arms about that breastfeeding doll. Come on. It's natural, people!
So when I saw this ACLU petition regarding the LSAT exam and breastfeeding moms, I couldn't help but get a little worked up about it.
For any non-lawyers out there, the LSAT is basically the law school entrance exam - you can't get into law school without taking it. The exam itself lasts approximately four hours. Apparently, the Law School Admissions Council (the organization that administers the LSAT) has a blanket policy of denying all requests for accommodation from nursing mothers who need to pump during the exam itself. So basically, if you want to take the LSAT and you are nursing, be prepared to endure pain and invest in some extra breast pads.
Are they serious? I'm not suggesting breastfeeding mothers should have any advantages, but surely some accommodation could be made for these women to, um, get rid of the milk that is about to explode out of their boobs?
Whoever is making these decisions surely has never had said milk explode out of their boobs. I am pretty sure of that.
Whatever. I suppose I'm not surprised. The barriers to a legal career and motherhood start early. And trust me, beyond law school, it doesn't get any easier.
But this is just ridiculous.
For anyone interested, you can click the link above to sign the ACLU petition.
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That makes no sense! We were allowed to take bathroom breaks, why wouldn't you be able to take ten minutes to pump? Or are they saying they want mothers to be able to pump in the room?
ReplyDeleteI signed...I can't imagine having to take the LSATs again with my boobs rock hard and leaking, honestly. It was hard enough without that.
ReplyDeleteActually, this whole thing reminds me of a spatial reasoning question from the exam: If 40 law students are in room B, which is directly located under room A, and Jack lives in room C, then why can't the LSAT administrators get their heads out of their asses?
Let me go write you a timed essay with the answer.
They should whip them out and pump in the room.
ReplyDeleteErin - agreed! They have those hands free pumps now. Perfect for test taking. :)
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