Monday, July 03, 2006

Got breast milk? New state law celebrated (AL.com)

A handful of mothers who nursed their babies Saturday at Colonial Brookwood Village said they were celebrating a new state law that protects a woman's right to breast-feed in public.

"I'm not a confrontational person, but I wanted to bring attention to the new law," said Kelly Kelley, who drove 50 miles from her home in Chilton County to participate.

The law took effect Saturday, and Kelley handed out badges to the other mothers that said, "Got Breastmilk? Alabama does!" Her 8½-month-old daughter wore a shirt that said, "Breastmilk, the real comfort proteins."



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