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The Transportation Security Administration loosened its restrictions on carrying expressed breast milk on an airplane to allow mothers traveling without children to bring unlimited quantities in their carry-on bags. Today’s TSA press release states the new rule, which goes into effect August 4, 2007:
TSA is also modifying the procedures associated with carrying breast milk through […]
I recently got back from an extended vacation (it was lovely, thank you for asking!) I hope you didn’t notice I was gone as I worked quite hard to continue posting quality content in my absence.
To catch up on some breastfeeding news, let’s take look at some stories covered recently by other bloggers:
The Motherwear […]
On July 3, 2007, the Pennsylvania legislature passed Senate Bill 34, enacted as the Freedom to Breastfeed Act. The thrust of the law states:
A mother shall be permitted to breastfeed her child in any location, public or private, where the mother and child are otherwise authorized to be present, irrespective of whether or not the […]
This heart-breaking story illustrates how laws that protect breastfeeding are not enough to prevent harassment of nursing mothers and babies. This incident took place at a United States Citizenship and Immigration Office, a location subject to the federal law enacted in 1999 that states that a woman may breastfeed her child at any location in […]
Laws that protect expressing breast milk in the workplace are particularly important because a significant number of mothers wean when they go back to work and do not find support for pumping. Working mothers in Oregon, Montana and New Mexico soon will join the ranks of the nearly one in four U.S. states that have […]
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) plans to re-introduce the federal Breastfeeding Promotion Act on May 10, 2007. If you’re in the Washington, DC area, you can show your support for the legislation by participating in a nurse-in on Capitol Hill on May 10. A strong showing is needed to make a difference as several previous attempts […]
After a recent incident in which a nursing mother was asked to leave an iParty store, Massachusetts desperately needs legislation that explicitly protects breastfeeding in public. There are five breastfeeding-related bills pending in the Massachusetts legislature. The Massachusetts Breastfeeding Coalition has planned a breastfeeding lobbying day on Wednesday, May 9. This is your chance to […]
Senator Connie Williams invites nursing mothers and other breastfeeding advocates to join her on the state capitol steps on Monday, May 7, 2007, to celebrate Mother’s Day and to show support for three pieces of breastfeeding legislation (PDF) the senator has introduced in Pennsylvania. Here are the details:
Monday, May 7, 2007
1 p.m.
Main Rotunda
State Capitol Building
Harrisburg, […]
Breastfeeding advocates in Arkansas scored a major victory this week as House Bill 2411 passed unanimously through the Arkansas General Assembly. Once signed into law, the legislation will modify the indecent exposure law to exempt breastfeeding. Arkansas Code Section 5-14-112 will have the following provision added to it:
(c) A woman is not in violation of this section for breastfeeding […]
Pennsylvania Senator Connie Williams is hoping to organize a nursing rally on the steps of the state capitol building in support of breastfeeding legislation the senator has introduced. If the measure goes before and passes through the Senate Judiciary Committee in April, a rally may be held on Monday, May 7 or Tuesday, May 8, 2007 to tie […]
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