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[ID] 597 [Interest Areas] Community Organizer Concerned Citizen Public Health Worker [Comment] Please support a federal law that allows women to openly breastfeed anywhere. It is a shame that we even need this law, that there are people and institutions who would view this natural, nourishing process as offensive in any way. I was ordered to cover up as a breastfed by a security guard at an outdoor fountain which serves as a play area for children. I refused, and fortunately I was in a public place and my rights are protected here in Maryland. But what if they were not? Or if I was inside a private store? This happens all the time, and most women are too ashamed to refuse these unreasonable demands. I also feel that the lack of women nursing openly in public is part of the reason that more women don't breastfeed. It's not seen as a part of everyday life. It's embarrassing, it's a pain to cover up every time...just one more incentive to switch baby over to that synthetic nipple and chemcially formula. Good heavens, it makes me angry! Can't we get the women of Congress on this one? [Topic] 
Support for Breastfeeding in Public Settings
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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