May 25,2004
 I just received this from the co-ordinator of the Santa Clara Valley Breastfeeding Taskforce.  For those of us in California, calls to our Senator, today and tomorrow, are needed to show support for this bill. I would be grateful if other California lactnetters could get the word out to their various breastfeeding support organizations such as LLL,  Nursing Mother's Council and so forth.

Here is a link to the page that will give you contact information to your senator.
http://www.sen.ca.gov/~newsen/senators/senators.htp
If you don't know who your senator is, you can go to a link that lets you type in your address and it will come up with your senator's name and contact info.

SB 1275 (Ortiz): Right to Informed Infant Feeding Choices, passed the Appropriations  Committee on May 17 and will be heard on the Senate floor, Wed. May 26. As the bill stands, it recommends training for hospital staff for assisting a mother with her infant feeding choice, includes a disclaimer on the discharge bags regarding the hospital or health care provider, and restricts formula marketing materials in the maternity and postpartum units. The bill also authorizes a task force at DHS to consider evidence-based hospital models that promote breastfeeding. Your calls, today and tomorrow, are needed to your Senator in support of this bill. For a copy of a bill, and to "subscribe" to a bill, go to www.leginfo.ca.gov. To keep up with this particular bill, send a message to CABFlegislation- [log in to unmask] And check www.breastfeedla.org





Cathy

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