Dear Fellow Lact-Netters - It is with an extremely heavy heart that I share the following news with you. Today, March 20, 1997, New Jersey Governor, Christine Todd Whitman conditionally vetoed legislation that would protect a woman's right to breastfeed in public. She has sent her own version of the bill (not yet available) to both houses for concurrance. As I understand it, she had concerns over two parts of the bill - the first being the reference to an exemption from jury duty (she felt it was already covered under hardship circumstances) and the wording of the section dealing with fines. So - now the work begins again. All breastfeeding supporters and advocates need to contact the heads of both houses to urge them to post this bill as soon as possible, for a vote, and then to contact their appropriate Assemblyman/woman and Senators for their continued support on this bill. We did it before and almost made a miracle happen - let's do it again and make it a reality! If anyone has questions regarding this bill or who to contact, please contact me privately. Thank you for your continued support of breastfeeding mothers and their babies. WarmLLLy, Sheila Angalet ACL - LLL-NJ [log in to unmask]