Heidi quoted a photo lab developing clerk as stating that "she could call the 
authorities for the contents of my picture, this time was only a warning". 
Well maybe the authorities should be aware of the clerk's threats! (Thank God 
my Pembroke Pines BJ's clerk never commented on my breastfeeding 
pictures...not pictures of me breastfeeding my toddler alone nor those of me 
tandem breastfeeding my newborn (now 1 month) and 2 3/4 year old!) Can 
threats from clerks such as this one be reported? What is the correct legal 
way to handle such bad days? Being scolded for photos is a different tangent 
than just breastfeeding in public. How is that covered?

I carry "Breastfeeding: It's Your Right" wallet cards with me every where I 
go for those just in case bad days...that haven't happened to anywhere me 
yet.  I make these "business cards" on my computer - on one side is a clipart 
picture of a breastfeeding mother and the "BF: It's Your Right" title and on 
the reverse side is the Florida Law copied (from LLLI website 
-http://www.lalecheleague.org/LawBills.html)                                  
 and pasted. 
Part of the Florida's law states:
"The rest of the sections of this bill amend various criminal laws to 
specifically exempt breastfeeding from their provisions:
Amends sections 800.02 (unnatural and lascivious acts), 800.03 (exposure of 
sexual organs) and 800.04 (Lewd, lascivious or indecent assault or act upon 
or in the presence of child) to state that a mother's breast feeding of her 
baby does not under any circumstances violate these sections. 
Amends various definition sections of 847.001 by adding the following: 
"(3) Harmful to minors: …A mother's breast feeding of her baby is not under 
any circumstances 'harmful to minors'," 
"(5) Nudity: …A mother's breast feeding of her baby does not under any 
circumstance constitute 'nudity', irrespective of whether or not the nipple 
is covered during or incidental to feeding." 
"(7) Obscene: … A mother's breast feeding of her baby is not under any 
circumstances 'obscene'." 
"(11) Sexual conduct: … A mother's breast feeding of her baby does not under 
any circumstances constitute 'sexual conduct'." 

Not only do people not know benefits of breastfeeding but they also don't 
know there is a law protecting it. Carrying these cards in my purse lets me 
educate such ignorant people on the spot of my and my baby's/toddler's legal 
rights. I also give my patients and staff members a copy of the law so they 
know it is okay to do in public.

I wonder if Elizabeth Baldwin has any suggestions regarding following chain 
of command to get things settled in BJ's corporation. 

Kathleen Williams, RN (at JMH L/D), BSN, CLC, MOM (to four kids ages 6, 4, 2, 
and new...last two still breastfeeding)

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