Breastfeeding in Public Law Enacted in Massachusetts
January 10, 2009 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under breastfeeding, law, nursing in public
On January 9, 2009, the governor of Massachusetts signed into a law “An Act to Promote Breastfeeding.” The law becomes effective in early April 2009, 90 days after January 9.
The law essentially says that a mother may breastfeed her child in a public place or private place open to the public and where the mother and her child may otherwise lawfully be present. It also excludes from indecency laws any exposure of the breast incidental to nursing. The full text of the law is published below.
My thoughts on the law? It’s wonderful to see any breastfeeding in public law in …read more
