"What is the big deal?" Karl defends breastfeeding mother kicked out of courtroom

<p>Karl Stefanovic has slammed the decision of a judge who kicked out a breastfeeding mother and her child from a courtroom. </p> <p><em>The Today Show</em> host ripped into Judge Mark Gamble, who ejected the wife of a prominent Melbourne Rabbi from Victorian County Court on Thursday after claiming she would be a "distraction". </p> <p>The judge called for the woman to leave the court proceedings, prompting her to leave the room in tears and leaving her feeling humiliated.</p> <p>Stefanovic condemned the decision of the Judge and shared a scathing message for anyone who agreed with how he treated the mother. </p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">A breastfeeding mother and her child were kicked out of a court's public gallery in Victoria, over concerns from the judge that it would be a distraction.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/9Today?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#9Today</a> | WATCH LIVE 5.30am <a href="https://t.co/Q6x0r3cJui">pic.twitter.com/Q6x0r3cJui</a></p> <p>— The Today Show (@TheTodayShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheTodayShow/status/1633911235048603650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote> <p>"I think that's ridiculous. We were just laughing about it because it's so absurd."</p> <p>"I can't believe in this modern society," he said on Friday morning</p> <p>"There are going to be people out there who say, 'Oh, well, she could've gone outside somewhere else'. Come off it, what is the big deal?"</p> <p><em>Today</em> co-host Sarah Abo also shared her thoughts on the matter, saying, "How far have we gone as a community to accept that in our own courtrooms you can't do that? It's ludicrous."</p> <p>Many outraged women have chimed in on the debate, with Melbourne obstetrician Nisha Khot describing the incident as appalling. </p> <p>"We've tried so hard to get past so many barriers for women who want to breastfeed and to have this happen in a court of law is just not acceptable at all," she said.</p> <p>"Babies have been breastfed in the parliament of this country and in other parliaments."</p> <p>"I don't think there is any public space in which breastfeeding a baby should be unacceptable."</p> <p><em>Image credits: The Today Show</em></p>

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