Lawmakers propose new breastfeeding bill

http://english.www.gov.tw/TaiwanHeadlines/index.jsp?categid=8&recordid=100402

A bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Legislator Lai Shin-yuan of the Taiwan Solidarity Union has drafted a proposal for a law to support the right of mothers to breastfeed in public, giving working mothers added protection to nurse while at work and setting clear legal standards for the distribution of substitute baby formulas. 

Legislator Hsieh Hsin-ni of the Democratic Progressive Party said the government has been working to promote breastfeeding in recent years, but there is still clearly a long way to go because the proportion of mothers using baby formula in Taiwan is one of the highest in the world. 

(see link for full details of proposed bill)

Janice Reynolds

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