Just a word of warning about using a 2005 report on state breastfeeding legislation. Lots has happened since then. I suggest using http://llli.org/Law/LawBills.html for the quickest current breastfeeding law language by state. A visual I try to keep updated can be found at http://www.mothering.com/resources/map.pdf . To give you an idea of how quickly these things change, I have an article on workplace pumping law coming out in May. I submitted it to editorial in Oct./07 and have had to rewrite which states have which language in their laws three times since then. It too will have a map graphic, like the public breastfeeding link, and it includes yet another law which will go into effect a few months after the magazine comes out. So this is a rapidly changing landscape - on paper anyway. ;) Jake Marcus, J.D. > > Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:11:53 +0000 > From: Pamela Morrison <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: TX BF law > > Melissa, Thank you so much. Your message also confirms the > complexity of the whole issue. Interesting that civil rights > protection seems to include condemnation of discrimination on the > grounds of race, but maybe not gender - if breastfeeding is a gender > issue? The Kellymom site is indeed a wonderful source of additional > info, and I'm grateful to you for alerting me to this resource. On > it I found links to a great article taken from Mothering Magazine > setting out the Indiscreet Breastfeeding Manifesto, > at > <http://www.mothering.com/articles/new_baby/breastfeeding/bashful-brazen.html>http://www.mothering.com/articles/new_baby/breastfeeding/bashful-brazen.html > and another very comprehensive report from the United States > Breastfeeding Committee, 2005, on State Legislation that protects > promotes and supports breastfeeding: an inventory and analysis of > state breastfeeding and maternity leave > legislation > <http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/Issue-Papers/State-Legislation-2004.pdf>http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/Issue-Papers/State-Legislation-2004.pdf. > > I also liked your suggestion that it might be helpful for a mom to > bring to the organization's attention material that states why it > should support breastfeeding. We'll definitely suggest this. > > Pamela (amazed by the extent of the very helpful response from so > many Lactnetters to my question!) > > --------------------------------- > There is a trespassing law in Texas that trumps the BFIP law. I looked i= > nto this a couple of years ago, and if the owner of private property ask= > s a person to leave and the person does not, they can be charged with tr= > espassing. Exception would be if the owner does so based on race, etc. = > (civil rights protection). Breastfeeding in public is not a civil right = > in TX or many other places. = > > Note that religious entities/houses of worship may be exempt from BFIP l= > aws as well as certain civil rights laws. It is often helpful for a mom = > in this situation to bring to the church's attention, material that stat= > es why the entity should support BF. I believe kellymom's site may hav= > e links that could be helpful. > Melissa Vance, JD, LLLL *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome