Judge defends ejection of breastfeeding mother and baby from Melbourne court as ‘self-explanatory’

Doctors and advocates says move not acceptable' after judge asked a woman feeding her child while observing a trial to leave

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A Victorian judge who has been criticised for ejecting a breastfeeding mother and her baby from his courtroom has described his actions as self-explanatory".

The woman was feeding her baby while observing a trial in Melbourne's county court on Thursday when the judge addressed her directly, saying she was not permitted to breastfeed in court because it was a distraction.

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