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Supporting the Right to Breastfeed

Maloney To Hosts Nurse-In on  Capitol Hill, Introduces Breastfeeding 
Promotion Act

This is a request  for volunteers to turn out for a very important  nurse-in
next Thursday,  May 5th at 2pm on Capitol Hill.  If you can attend please
contact Lorrie  Leigh.   I need to get an attendance estimate back to  Rep.
Maloney's aide ASAP.  A good showing is important to helping this  bill
having a chance to succeed this time round.  Please spread the word  to any
nursing friends who'd be interested and have them contact me as well,  if
they are coming.  If you, or a friend, has a very good story about an  actual
instance of breastfeeding discrimination (workplace or otherwise)  please get
back to me very quickly.   The aide is also looking for  a few speakers to
share stories at the event.  

Thanks,   

Lorrie Leigh
301-680-0324
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WASHINGTON,  DC - Congresswoman Maloney will host a nurse-in on Capitol
Hill to  reintroduce the Breastfeeding Promotion Act.  The  Breastfeeding
Promotion Act serves to promote breastfeeding which has been  shown to have
health benefits for both the mother and child.  The  legislation covers four
purposes:(1) to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to  protect breastfeeding
by new mothers,(2) to provide tax incentives for  businesses that establish
private, lactation areas in the workplace, (3) to  provide for a performance
standard for breast pumps, and (4) to allow  breastfeeding equipment to be
tax deductible for families.  The purposes  of this act are to promote the
health and well-being of infants whose mothers  return to the workplace after
childbirth, and to clarify that breastfeeding  and expressing breast milk in
the workplace are protected conduct under the  amendment made by the
Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978.  



WHAT: Nurse-in and Introduction of  Breastfeeding Promotion Act 

WHO: Rep. Carolyn Maloney  (D-NY), Audrey J. Naylor, MD, DrPH, FAAP, FABM 
Chair of the  United States Breastfeeding Committee, Others to be announced  

WHEN:   2:00 pm Thursday, May 5, 2005  

WHERE:  Cannon Terrace, New Jersey and Independence  Ave., SE, Washington, DC 
INCLEMENT WEATHER ROOM: TBA  


Kathleen  Fallon Pasakarnis, M.Ed. IBCLC
Nurturing Family Lactation and Parenting  Services

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