My friend Melissa Vance, an attorney and LLL leader
who is also on this list, maintains the following site
for LLLI.  I believe the late Liz Baldwin started it.

A Current Summary of Breastfeeding Legislation in the
U.S.:
http://www.llli.org/Law/LawBills.html

Here's the page for Texas:
http://www.llli.org/Law/Bills36.html

Cee

--- Pamela Morrison <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Hi everyone
> 
> At WABA we've received a request for information 
> from a mother living in Conroe and attending a 
> mom and baby group held on church premises.  It 
> appears that an email is sent to new members, 
> saying that nursing mothers need to be discreet 
> and covered, and that if needed a receiving 
> blanket could be provided.  At the first meeting, 
> one mother felt it necessary to remove herself 
> from the group and sit alone on the other side of
> the room to nurse her baby.
> 
> A google search turned up some good information 
> at 
> http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/breast50.htm 
> confirming that thirty-nine states, including 
> Texas, have laws with language specifically 
> allowing women to breastfeed in any public or 
> private location.   The site advises that Tex. 
> Health Code Ann. § 165.001, et seq. (1995) 
> authorizes a woman to breastfeed her child in any 
> location and provides for the use of a 
> "mother-friendly" designation for employers who 
> have policies supporting work site breastfeeding. 
> (HB 340, HB 359).  Unfortunately it looks as if 
> the existing link has been updated, and I'm lost!
> 
> Can anyone point me in the right direction to 
> find the actual text of the bill/statute?    Any 
> further info/thoughts about advocacy for this 
> mom, eg organizations closer to home, who could 
> help her advocate for breastfeeding with this 
> group would also be much appreciated.
> 
> Pamela Morrison IBCLC
> Co-coordinator, WABA BF & HIV Task Force 
> 
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