2009 House Bill 5515 (Include breastfeeding woman in civil rights law protected classes )

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Introduced by Rep. Rebekah Warren (D) on October 14, 2009, to include a woman who is breastfeeding in the protected classes in the state civil rights law. The bill would prohibit denying a breastfeeding woman “the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of a place of public accommodation,” and these places from having or posting a policy that a breastfeeding woman's patronage or presence is “objectionable, unwelcome, unacceptable, or undesirable”.
- Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on October 14, 2009.
  - Reported in the House on December 2, 2009, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

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1) Re: 2009 House Bill 5515 (Include breastfeeding woman in civil rights law protected classes ) [by albaby2 on December 4, 2009]

Didn't see a definition of child in the legislation.

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2) Re: 2009 House Bill 5515 (Include breastfeeding woman in civil rights law protected classes ) [by albaby2 on December 4, 2009]

If some mothers were discreet, this bill would probably never have been introduced. It's not discreet nursing mothers the bill is aimed at, it's those that wish to make a public display of the process, or of their breasts. If this bill is passed you can bet you will see more indiscretion as they can continue their exhibition with impunity.

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3) Re: 2009 House Bill 5515 (Include breastfeeding woman in civil rights law protected classes ) [by publis on October 18, 2009]

YES! This is awesome--babies need to breastfeed much more often than bottle-fed babies because breastmilk is so easy for the body to absorb, and that means that breastfeeding women are put at a disadvantage if they are anywhere longer than an hour. I remember crouching in a dirty bathroom stall to nurse my newborn--it's disgusting and unsanitary. There are many ways to discreetly nurse a baby in public, and many times the casual observer won't even realize the mother is nursing. This law is very importat and highly welcome. Thank you for indroducing this.

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