(1) The US signed (but has not yet ratified) the conventions known as 
CEDAW,
//Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against 
Women// and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
/
/(2) When California protected a woman's right to breastfeed in public, 
the state made breastfeeding itself a civil right under its civil 
statutes. The following synopsis is from 
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/997/context/archive

"Breastfeeding laws fall generally into two categories. Some states 
simply exclude breastfeeding in public from the state's criminal laws 
regarding indecent exposure or obscenity, so that a woman cannot be 
charged criminally for nursing in public. In these states, a woman who 
is harassed for breastfeeding in public can sue under other laws, such 
as those prohibiting sex discrimination in places of public accommodation.
Other states, such as New York and California, offer stronger protection 
in the form of civil statutes protecting a woman's right to breastfeed 
in public. Under these laws, mothers may sue for civil rights violations 
if they are prevented from breastfeeding in public. Federal law also 
protects nursing mothers, although it only ensures them the right to 
breastfeed in public if they are on federal property."

(3) A search for "human rights" and breastfeeding on the internet opens 
up some mind provoking reading.


A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has written a personal message of 
support. It is a comfort and help
 to know I've got women I admire so much at my back.
Arly Helm, MS, IBCLC

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