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PUBLIC BREASTFEEDING GAINS IN STATE HOUSE Newton, Casey . Arizona Republic ; Phoenix, Ariz. [Phoenix, Ariz]16 Feb 2006: B.8.

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ABSTRACT  

The Government Reform and Government Finance Accountability Committee voted unanimously in favor of House

Bill 2376, which mandates that Arizona's indecent-exposure statute does not apply to breastfeeding mothers. FULL TEXT  

Arizona women seeking to breastfeed their children in public won a key victory Wednesday when lawmakers voted

to recommend passage of a bill that would give them the right.

The Government Reform and Government Finance Accountability Committee voted unanimously in favor of House

Bill 2376, which mandates that Arizona's indecent-exposure statute does not apply to breastfeeding mothers.

Under current law, a woman who is breastfeeding her child in public could be criminally prosecuted if a bystander

is offended. If the bystander is a child, the woman could be charged with a felony.

Mothers who attended the hearing to give testimony were visibly delighted by the outcome.

"I know it's the first step in a long process," said Karen Bayless Feldman, a Phoenix resident. "But I'm glad it went

as well as it did today."

Amy Milliron began fighting for the legislation last year after a lifeguard at a Chandler pool asked her not to

breastfeed her 2-month-old son, Aiden, on the pool deck.

The Tempe resident said Arizona should join almost 40 other states in affirming women's right to breastfeed in

public.

"We need to be able to feed our children wherever we are," she said.

Sponsored by Reps. Jonathan Paton and Timothy Bee, the bill would also downgrade other instances of indecent

exposure from a Class 6 felony to a Class 1 misdemeanor.

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Publication title: Arizona Republic; Phoenix, Ariz.

Pages: B.8

Publication year: 2006

Publication date: Feb 16, 2006

Section: VALLEY &State

Publisher: Gannett Co., Inc.

Place of publication: Phoenix, Ariz.

Country of publication: United States, Phoenix, Ariz.

Publication subject: General Interest Periodicals--United States

ISSN: 08928711

Source type: Newspapers

Language of publication: English

Document type: News

ProQuest document ID: 238662750

Document URL: https://search.proquest.com/docview/238662750?accountid=134061

Copyright: Copyright 2006 - Arizona Republic - All Rights Reverved

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