Dear Lactnetters,
I am SO EXCITED!!!!!!!  Oregon has two pieces of breastfeeding legislation
that have both been referred to committee.  SB 743 deals with bfdg in the
workplace.  It is similar to the Maloney bill, tho not quite as
comprehensive.  Includes basic provisions for unpaid break time and a
private place to nurse or pump (other than the bathroom).  SB 743 states a
woman has the right to nurse her child in public. SB743 will have its first
hearing Monday 3/22 at 0800 in Salem, and we need people to testify.  I you
live in OR, PLEASE contact your state Senator ASAP (you can find out who
s/he is by calling your County Elections Division, if you don't know).  Tell
them to support this ESSENTIAL legislation.
  I am enclosing a file with my <<Letter to Ed for SB 743 and 744>>  letter
to the editor in support of these bills.  Please modify, edit, and send to
your own local Oregon paper.
  Ifyou want to get on the email list for further Oregon legislative alerts,
email to [[log in to unmask]].
  Thanks From
Martha johnson RN IBCLC
In SUNNY! Eugene, Oregon