Breastfeeding in the News for June 27, 2008
June 27, 2008 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under breastfeeding
~ The Rhode Island breastfeeding laws already exclude breastfeeding mothers from disorderly conduct laws (and require employers to provide a safe place to breastfeed or express milk), but a new bill just passed by the state Senate and House provides that “A woman may feed her child by bottle or breast in any place open to the public.” No word yet on whether and when Rhode Island governor Donald Carcieri plans to sign the bill into law. The new law would take effect on March 1, 2009, and would allow for injunctive relief against anyone who violates the law, along …read more
