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Smart Legislation Word Choices
Knowing the Right Phrases To Get the Most Bang for your Bill If you’re working on writing legislation to try to change things in your state, knowing a few key phrases to use or avoid can help you avoid future … Continue reading
The nurse-in: do you know your facts?
It seems a week can’t go by without hearing about a breastfeeding mother getting harassed for nursing in public. This is often followed by mothers rallying around the mother and holding a nurse-in at the offending location. What exactly is … Continue reading
Last revised on 05/22/2015
Taking on Virginia
We are proud to say that history is being made for the better in the breastfeeding world. Believe it or not, the state of Virginia is one of 3 states (Idaho and South Dakota being the others) that does not … Continue reading
Last revised on 02/13/2015
Booby Traps Series: Federal pumping law leaves out millions of moms
If you expect to be pumping at work and want to know your rights, there is good news and bad news. The good news is that one of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obamacare” requires … Continue reading
Last revised on 11/07/2013
Booby Traps Series: This Labor Day, ask Congress to extend federal pumping law to all moms
You may have heard that the federal health care reform law of 2010 (known as the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare) requires employers to provide reasonable break time in a non-bathroom location to pump their milk. But did you know … Continue reading
Last revised on 09/02/2013
Is Breastfeeding a Legal Right? Civil Right? Or a Social Responsibility?
“What kind of a society raises its children on food that will shorten their lives?” I dug this quote up one day while looking for examples of other public health crises that have benefited from celebrity leadership. Turns out they were … Continue reading
Last revised on 04/03/2013
Beyond Riddle’s Shaming Comments for Texas Breastfeeding Moms
Last week Texas moms helped tackle a big cultural and legal Booby Trap. Representative Jessica Farrar sponsored House Bill 1706 — a law that if passed would give a breastfeeding mom the ability to sue a business or person for harassing her … Continue reading
Last revised on 03/20/2013
Racy Hollister Okay with Sexy Pics, Not Breastfeeding, for Tweens
Did you know that even if your state has a law protecting your right to nurse in public, you may not have a legal remedy if someone violates your right? Say, for example, you live in Texas, like Brittany Warfield, … Continue reading
Last revised on 01/03/2013
Science You Can Use: As states legalize medicinal and recreational marijuana, what does it mean for use while breastfeeding?
Last year’s November’s election legalized medicinal marijuana in two states, bringing the total to 18 states and the District of Columbia. And two states also legalized it for recreational use. So what does it mean to use marijuana while breastfeeding, … Continue reading
Last revised on 01/02/2013
