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> Calif. Assembly Backs Public Breast-Feeding
>
> SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuter) - California's
> state Assembly approved a bill Thursday
> that would give women who breast-feed in
> public the state's blessing.
>
> The legislation, which would legalize
> breast feeding in public places and give
> mothers a new weapon against harassment,
> was approved by a 61-9 vote, according to
> the bill's author, Assemblyman Antonio
> Villaraigosa.
>
> Even though current law does not prohibit a
> mother from breast-feeding her child in
> public, proponents of the measure contend
> the bill is needed to combat the
> misperception that it is illegal.
>
> Villaraigosa, a Democrat, said his bill
> would ``encourage society's acceptance of
> this natural act and ... empower women to
> defend themselves when they are harassed.''
>
> Villaraigosa said he introduced the bill in
> response to incidents in restaurants and
> other businesses where mothers have been
> asked not to breast-feed their children in
> public.
>
> To the surprise of some state lawmakers and
> mothers, the breast-feeding bill has
> sparked a controversy in Sacramento.
>
> In 1995, an army of mothers suckling infant
> children failed to convince an Assembly
> committee to support the measure.
>
> Several Republican lawmakers opposed the
> bill, arguing it is unnecessary given that
> there is no prohibition on the books
> against breast-feeding in public.
>
> The bill now advances to the state Senate
> for review.
>
> ^REUTER@ Reut05:53 04-04-97
>
> (04 Apr 1997 05:44 EST)
>
> [Reuters New Media]
> Copyright 1997 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
> Republication and redissemination of the contents of
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> prior written consent.
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Date: 97-04-04 10:05:34 EST
> Calif. Assembly Backs Public Breast-Feeding
>
> SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuter) - California's
> state Assembly approved a bill Thursday
> that would give women who breast-feed in
> public the state's blessing.
>
> The legislation, which would legalize
> breast feeding in public places and give
> mothers a new weapon against harassment,
> was approved by a 61-9 vote, according to
> the bill's author, Assemblyman Antonio
> Villaraigosa.
>
> Even though current law does not prohibit a
> mother from breast-feeding her child in
> public, proponents of the measure contend
> the bill is needed to combat the
> misperception that it is illegal.
>
> Villaraigosa, a Democrat, said his bill
> would ``encourage society's acceptance of
> this natural act and ... empower women to
> defend themselves when they are harassed.''
>
> Villaraigosa said he introduced the bill in
> response to incidents in restaurants and
> other businesses where mothers have been
> asked not to breast-feed their children in
> public.
>
> To the surprise of some state lawmakers and
> mothers, the breast-feeding bill has
> sparked a controversy in Sacramento.
>
> In 1995, an army of mothers suckling infant
> children failed to convince an Assembly
> committee to support the measure.
>
> Several Republican lawmakers opposed the
> bill, arguing it is unnecessary given that
> there is no prohibition on the books
> against breast-feeding in public.
>
> The bill now advances to the state Senate
> for review.
>
> ^REUTER@ Reut05:53 04-04-97
>
> (04 Apr 1997 05:44 EST)
>
> [Reuters New Media]
> Copyright 1997 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
> Republication and redissemination of the contents of
> this screen are expressly prohibited without Reuters
> prior written consent.
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