1511cf66_all_To_Action_on_Breastfeeding__Topic
[ID] 453 [Interest Areas] Concerned Citizen [Comment] A woman's right to breastfeed her baby in any setting needs to be protected by law, as it is in most other countries, and the fact that breastfeeding in all setting is protected by law needs to be publicized, both by healthcare providers and by publically-sponsored advertisements. A federal law should be passed that would make public breastfeeding a protected activity in all states (I understand that some state do not protect the activity at present). When I had my baby I was living in the UK. It was made very clear to me by my midwife that breastfeeding was legally protected in all settings, and this made me feel so much better about going out into public with my baby, since I knew wherever I was I could feed him. When you can breastfeed anywhere, breastfeeding becomes MUCH easier than bottle feeding (since you don't need to take bottles along with you when you go out), whereas when breastfeeding cannot be done in public, bottle feeding is the easier option. The ability to go places and get things done with your baby is a huge quality of life issue for new mothers, and I personally know of some women who have stopped breastfeeding because they feel it ties them to home. Nothing could be further from the truth - when you breastfeed, you can go anywhere, anytime because you bring the food with you. The only barrier to this attitudeis the lack of legal breastfeeding protection. [Topic] 
Support for Breastfeeding in Public Settings
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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