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My friend Melissa Vance, an attorney and LLL leader
who is also on this list, maintains the following site
for LLLI. I believe the late Liz Baldwin started it.
A Current Summary of Breastfeeding Legislation in the
U.S.:
http://www.llli.org/Law/LawBills.html
Here's the page for Texas:
http://www.llli.org/Law/Bills36.html
Cee
--- Pamela Morrison <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Hi everyone
>
> At WABA we've received a request for information
> from a mother living in Conroe and attending a
> mom and baby group held on church premises. It
> appears that an email is sent to new members,
> saying that nursing mothers need to be discreet
> and covered, and that if needed a receiving
> blanket could be provided. At the first meeting,
> one mother felt it necessary to remove herself
> from the group and sit alone on the other side of
> the room to nurse her baby.
>
> A google search turned up some good information
> at
> http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/breast50.htm
> confirming that thirty-nine states, including
> Texas, have laws with language specifically
> allowing women to breastfeed in any public or
> private location. The site advises that Tex.
> Health Code Ann. § 165.001, et seq. (1995)
> authorizes a woman to breastfeed her child in any
> location and provides for the use of a
> "mother-friendly" designation for employers who
> have policies supporting work site breastfeeding.
> (HB 340, HB 359). Unfortunately it looks as if
> the existing link has been updated, and I'm lost!
>
> Can anyone point me in the right direction to
> find the actual text of the bill/statute? Any
> further info/thoughts about advocacy for this
> mom, eg organizations closer to home, who could
> help her advocate for breastfeeding with this
> group would also be much appreciated.
>
> Pamela Morrison IBCLC
> Co-coordinator, WABA BF & HIV Task Force
>
>
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