And here is what it says: Breast-feeding a child does not constitute an act of indecent exposure and to restrict or limit the right of a mother to breast-feed her child is discriminatory. Short and sweet, and to the point. The preamble is excellent and gives specific reasons why bf is so important and necessary. This was not easy to get passed. Last year it was introduced, and summarily rejected by the Commerce Committee. At that time it was attached to a bill which was advocating funds for women's health. I was reintroduced in Jan/99, and was reviewed by the Children and Family Law committee, and many of us testified at the hearing. It went to subcommittee, was deliberated about for while and the clause regarding suggested support in the workplace was removed, and finally was passed unanimously by the committee, and passed by the House. On to the senate committee where the hearing was short and sweet and it passed. unanimously . We were ecstatic. On June 10, 1999 (my birthday) I was priviledged to join the public signing by the governor, and all the hardworking advocates for the bill as well as our bill sponsor, Martha Fuller Clark. Mind you the press wasn't there, even tho invited, but our happy contingent of LCs, a WIC peer counselor, and others took enought pictures to fill an album... And we made the papers, even the front page in NH, and the Boston Globe, and Wall Street Journal. Hurrah for NH, and for our person who spearheaded the efforts, Paula Oliveira, BSN, IBCLC, NH State Breastfeeding Promotion Coordinator. So, those of you still struggling for a bill, keep it up! 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