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An Australian member of parliament just breastfed her two-month-old daughter in the parliament’s chambers and the world did not end.

Larissa Waters, a Green Party member from Queensland, Australia, became the first MP to benefit froma new “family friendly” rules change made in February 2016 for Australian parliamentarians.

That rule specifically allowed breastfeeding MPs to bring their infants into the chamber of parliament — and, obviously, feed them. Prior to that ruling, because children were banned from entering the chamber, breastfeeding mothers were often forced to miss out on important parliamentary duties and had to delegate their voting power to other members to vote in their absence.

Reference: vox media

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