should pregnant women be allowed to use disabled parking spots

[steeljack]

Bit of a debate going on over here , one Assembly member wanted to make it legal for women more than 6 months pregnant , and for two months after giving birth to be able use disabled parking spots

Politics - California legislators kill bill to give parking privileges to pregnant women - sacbee.com

suprisingly some opposition came from womens groups , one spokeswoman said ..."Most women, not all women, in pregnacy should be physically active "

anyone care to comment .....
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[garinda]

I can think of one person who'll think this is a good idea, and would also think it morally right for the pregnant women to sit in her car, parked in a disabled space, whilst her non-pregnant partner goes off to buy her a snack of coal.

[Royboy39]

Originally Posted by garinda

I can think of one person who'll think this is a good idea, and would also think it morally right for the pregnant women to sit in her car, parked in a disabled space, whilst her non-pregnant partner goes off to buy her a snack of coal.

Why not let the ladies who are pregnant or have been in the position where a parking space would have been a godsend in the advanced stage of pregnancy answer this instead of some smart arse who would never be involved in a pregnancy?

[emzy]

i would have been greateful of that, given that form being 5 months on i was huge and could hardly walk

[jackyalex]

The problem isnt really the walking to and from the car (well depending on how far or how big your belly is) but its the getting in and out of the car and nearest parking space to the loo, it would be handy if its for the loo dash unless their is a copper close by lol

[garinda]

Originally Posted by steeljack

Bit of a debate going on over here , one Assembly member wanted to make it legal for women more than 6 months pregnant , and for two months after giving birth to be able use disabled parking spots

Politics - California legislators kill bill to give parking privileges to pregnant women - sacbee.com

suprisingly some opposition came from womens groups , one spokeswoman said ..."Most women, not all women, in pregnacy should be physically active "

anyone care to comment .....
..

We can go one better than that here in the U.K.

Although many carparks do have mother and child spaces, as well as designated disabled spaces, one heavily pregnant mother was fined when she parked in a mother and child parking space, because she didn't actually have the child 'with her'.

Heavily pregnant woman fined £90 for parking in mother and toddler bay at Tesco | the Daily Mail

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Royboy39

Why not let the ladies who are pregnant or have been in the position where a parking space would have been a godsend in the advanced stage of pregnancy answer this instead of some smart arse who would never be involved in a pregnancy?

If I thought you were intelligent enough to debate the point with her, I'd give you the telephone number of my daughter in Paris.

As usual, spouting rubbish, without knowing the facts.

Stick to cheap Sangria, and frozen pies.

[emzy]

I gotta say that I did really struggle getting in and out of the car both during and after pregnancy. I was absolutely huge!!! (twins) I used to struggle and fight to get in and out of the car unless i was with my dad who is a blue badge holder. It was an absolute nightmare and I know that there will be other people in the same situation as I was in. There should be something to help people like that but in saying that I still find parking a nightmare even now, if there are no parent and chail spaces im stuck coz i gotta get 2 littles uns out of the car, one out each side and it aint easy but gotta agree really about the pregnancy bit, not so much afterwards bet defo before

[garinda]

Personally I think it's ridiculous that pregnant women can't use parking spaces that are designated for mothers and children.

[Benipete]

If the disabled bays are full I use the parent and child bays- ok she's 36, i think, but she is still my child.The point is mindless people take up these spaces when they could walk the few extra yards.(The first bit was a joke)but the disabled spaces outside the townhall are always full.

[panther]

pregnant women are pregnant not disabled!
I was huge, but i still could walk!
there are plenty of pregnant women who dont have cars and walk , they are perfectly capable of walking from the car to wherever they want to go

[jaysay]

This can be a very tetchy subject, being pregnant is not a disability, but I can't see any objection to a pregnant woman using mother and baby bays, but as Rindi pointed out some one got done for not having a baby. Speaking as some one who does have a Blue Badge I stick ridgidly to the terms of reference, it is able bodied people who use these spaces that give me the pip, but to be honest I would not complain if a pregnant woman used one, although it may fall foul of the reglations that say a blue badge must be dislayed at all times

[davo69]

why not if disabled people can park in them and let none disabled go in the shop for them.

[katex]

Originally Posted by jaysay

This can be a very tetchy subject, being pregnant is not a disability, but I can't see any objection to a pregnant woman using mother and baby bays,

I would agree with this Jaysay .. after all when you are getting towards the end of your pregnancy, you do need to keep the car door open at full stretch .. Also would give an opportunity to chat to the other mothers unloading their children, etc., on how they cope with prams, shopping, etc.

Don't think most pregnant women would use them anyway as the majority are still very agile, but respect the fact that not all women have the same experience .. as myself 'rock 'n rolling' with my daughter New Year's Eve, when she was due December 13th ..

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by davo69

why not if disabled people can park in them and let none disabled go in the shop for them.

I agree davo as I have said I stick rigidly to the terms of reference, which states that the disbled person must not be in the car, people using the blue badge in the way you state can have them confiscated, end of