Another question that I recieved:

"What about those working mothers who breastfeed who have to work? Is that not the same thing?"

Unfortunately, it's absolutely not the same thing. It's comparing apples to oranges, really. New York state has a Breastfeeding Mother's Bill of Rights that has standard protections for working mothers who breastfeed. However, these protections do not apply to family court rulings. The bill of rights states,

"You have a right to breastfeed your baby at your place of employment or child day care center in an environment that does not discourage breastfeeding or the provision of breast milk.

Under section 206-c of the Labor Law, for up to three years following childbirth, you have the right to take reasonable unpaid break time or to use paid break time or meal time each day, so that you can express breast milk at work. Your employer must make reasonable efforts to provide a room or another location, in close proximity to your work area, where you can express breast milk in private. Your employer may not discriminate against you based on your decision to express breast milk at work. Complaints can be directed to the New York State Department of Labor." https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/2028/

It is illegal for employers to discriminate against breastfeeding mothers. Accommodations need to be made for EVERY breastfeeding mother and child that come into contact with the family court system as well. Breastfeeding is a human right!