Michigan Mothers Needed to Testify at Legislative Hearing on Jury Duty and Breastfeeding
March 15, 2007 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under activism, advantages of breastfeeding, law
Update: The Judiciary Committee unanimously recommended that the bill pass and that it be given immediate effect! As a Michigan mother I thank all those who testified before the committee. Now I just hope the Senate takes that recommendation.
Michigan Senator Gretchen Whitmer has introduced Senate Bill 275 which would provide an exemption for nursing mothers from jury duty. If enacted as written the law would state:
A nursing mother may claim exemption from jury service for the period during which she is nursing her child and shall be exempt upon making the request if she provides a letter from a …read more
