Wendy,
        Liz Baldwin might wish to hear about this...she's an attorney in
Miami who is an LLLL and *wonderful* working with moms, esp. in custody
cases, where bf becomes an issue.
        Her email address is [log in to unmask]
        There are other attorneys who have interests in the bf aspect of
the law, but I don't have their e-mail addresses, sorry.
        Karen Zeretzke, MEd, IBCLC
        Baton Rouge, Louisiana


On Fri, 13 Sep 1996 20:32:43 GMT Wendy Reddy <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
>Hello to my fellow LC Lactnuts,
>
>I need some help...have a client who was breastfeeding her 9 month old
>son in a restaurant and was told that she would have to leave, nurse
>the
>baby in the bathroom, etc. that she couldn't do it "out in the open".
>I
>advised her of the NY State Law giving women and children "the right"
>to
>breastfeed in public...a restaurant is considered a public place, is
>it
>not?  (even if it's owned privately).  This mom just wants the
>restaranteurs to be fined/penalized and in the process to learn that
>0.
>breastfeeding moms and babies are the norm, not some perverted couple
>that need to be dashed off the scene.  Are there lawyers that
>specialize
>in this sort of case?  (we live in Niagara Falls, NY)  What plan of
>action should my client take?  Any help is sincerely appreciated!
>
>Sincerely,
>Wendy Lee Reddy
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