COPENHAGEN: A Danish lawmaker said on Tuesday she was ordered to remove her infant daughter from parliament's chamber, sparking surprise in a country often hailed as a pioneer in women's rights.
Abildgaard, who is in her 30s, said she found herself in an exceptional situation with her five-month-old daughter, and had never brought her into the chamber before.Kjaersgaard passed the message to an assistant, who then asked Abildgaard to remove the baby from the room.Abildgaard handed the child to an assistant and returned to the chamber to vote.
Abildgaard noted that she was entitled to a year's maternity leave with full pay, but that she had chosen to return to work."A chamber that represents mothers, fathers and babies ought to be open to mothers, fathers and babies," one person wrote.
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