Dear Friends,
I'm writing to you because you have previously expressed support for breastfeeding, and I wanted to make you aware of current legislation stalled in Massachusetts.
HB-1782 (http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/ht01/ht01782.htm) would protect mothers who breastfeed their children in public. Under current state law, mothers can be charged with indecent exposure or lewd and lascivious behavior.
Why is this important? Well, you may have seen the front page of the Boston Herald this weekend: http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=145238. Jessie Chandler is a friend of mine, and she was reduced to tears by her treatment last week. Please help us make sure this doesn't happen to any other mothers.
How? It's easy, and will take just five minutes of your time. Pick up the phone, and call your state legislators.* Tell the nice person who answers the phone that you want your officials to support HB-1782, the breastfeeding in public act. Easy!
You can also sign the online petition: http://www.petitiononline.com/HB1782/petition.html . We're hoping to deliver it to the State House by the end of the week.
And you can also forward this email on to five friends. HB-1782 comes up before the Judicial Committee on June 30th, so time is of the essence!
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this, and for your support. It will appreciated for generations to come. :)
Ali Crehan Feeney, CLC
Quincy, MA
http://lactiferous.blogspot.com
* If you're not sure who your state legislators are, you can visit http://www.mass.gov/ . On the lower left hand side of the page, you'll see a link for local government; select your community, and then click on the link that says "State Legislators."
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