South Carolina may soon join 38 other states that allow breastfeeding mothers to nurse their children in public places.
State Rep. Chip Limehouse, R-Charleston, said he is planning to introduce a bill that is modeled after Georgia legislation that permits breastfeeding in any location where the mother and child are otherwise authorized to be. The Legislature will reconvene in January.
Spartanburg residents can learn more about the bill and hear from a panel of medical experts Monday at the Westside Spartanburg County Public Library.
The event is sponsored by the South Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition, which is holding various town meetings throughout the state to educate residents about the issue.
"South Carolina is one of 12 states that don’t protect these rights," said Charleston’s Lin Cook, a childbirth educator and breastfeeding counselor serving on the SCBC committee.
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