Photo credit: mjiscrazy

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 workplace protections for pumping.
Yesterday the Oregon Senate passed a revised version of House Bill 2372. The House is expected to approve the minor amendments and Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski already indicated he will sign the bill into law. The new law amends Oregon Revised Statutes …read more

New Mexico
The New Mexico legislation to support working mothers received unanimous approval by the House Labor and Human Resources committee hearing last Tuesday and now faces review by the Consumer and Public Affairs Committee.
South Carolina
After controversial child custody disputes in the state, the South Carolina Breastfeeding Action Committee is pushing to introduce legislation that would allow a breastfeeding mother custody of her child unless the child is in danger. Three states currently allow breastfeeding to be taken into consideration in custody decisions: Maine, Michigan and Utah.
Wisconsin
The “Right to Breastfeed Act” has been introduced in the Wisconsin state legislature by Senator …read more

Lissa wrote to the Yahoo Lactivism group about legislation on the ballot in New Mexico and she’s given me permission to share her email here:
“My name is Lissa and I am a member of the New Mexico Breast Feeding Task force, I have an Masters in Public Health, I am working on my PhD in Health Communication, and I am, of course, a proud breastfeeding mamma of a beautiful (and healthy) 2 year old.
Currently we have two bills that have been introduced into the NM 2007 legislative session. HB 613: Breastpump Use in the Workplace and SB 170: Expand …read more