Friday, August 08, 2003
BFWD* mom convicted of not restraining baby
A Pittsburgh woman was charged last month with child endangerment after she was stopped by police for breastfeeding her daughter while driving. She was found innocent today of the child endangerment, but was found guilty of other charges:
The woman and her husband are members of a small Christian group that, among other things, doesn't believe people should have to have drivers licenses. She consulted her husband at every stage of the traffic stop and subsequent proceedings.
It raises questions of competing interests - religious freedom and safety of the child - as well as questions of responsibliity.
Here is more information.
* Breast Feeding While Driving
Categories: Parents. Religion.
A woman who breast-fed her baby while driving on the Ohio Turnpike was found innocent of child endangering and convicted of three other misdemeanors on Friday.
Catherine Nicole Donkers, 29, was found guilty of charges including violating child-restaint laws and driving without a valid driver's license by Portage County Municipal Court Judge Donald Martell...
On the other three misdemeanors, prosecutors are recommending she be sentenced to 30 days in jail and pay a $500 fine. The maximum penalty is one year in jail and $2,000 fine.
The woman and her husband are members of a small Christian group that, among other things, doesn't believe people should have to have drivers licenses. She consulted her husband at every stage of the traffic stop and subsequent proceedings.
It raises questions of competing interests - religious freedom and safety of the child - as well as questions of responsibliity.
Here is more information.
* Breast Feeding While Driving
Categories: Parents. Religion.
