Nation’s Capital Contemplates Breastfeeding Legislation
March 8, 2007 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under activism, breastfeeding, humor, law, quotes and literature
In Washington, D.C. this week, Councilmember Jim Graham introduced the Child’s Right to Nurse Human Rights Amendment Act of 2007 (B17-0133). First of all, let’s take a moment to admire the name of that legislation. What a way to focus the issue as it should be — on the child! On the human rights of the child!
The legislation would give a woman the right to breastfeed anywhere she has the right to be with her child. Graham’s press release says the legislation would also require an employer “to provide reasonable unpaid break-time, and a sanitary room or other …read more
