Breastfeeding med student wins appeal for extra test time
Sophie Currier, the mom that sued for extra time on a medical exam to pump breast milk, won her case on appeal today:
A Harvard student must be allowed extra break time during her nine-hour medical licensing exam so she can pump breast milk to feed her 4-month-old daughter, a Massachusetts appeals court judge ruled Wednesday.
Sophie Currier, 33, sued after the National Board of Medical Examiners turned down her request to take more than the standard 45 minutes in breaks during the exam.
Currier said she risks medical complications if she does not nurse her daughter, Lea, or pump breast milk every two to three hours.
Personally, I don’t see how an extra 15 minutes added to her break makes so much difference that it’s worth taxpayer dollars to go to court, but I’m sure it will be held up as a major victory amongst the breastfeeding crowd.
Information from: http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/wireStory?i...
