Breastfeeding Promotion Act
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Posted by Brenda Lane Feb 10, 2007 |
If you support breastfeeding, you will want to get involved in this amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Here is what it includes:
- Protection of breastfeeding for new mothers
- Provide tax breaks for employers who offer breastfeeding areas in the workplace
- Provide performance standards for breast pumps
- Give tax deductions for breastfeeding equipment purchased by families
Here is what you can do to make sure this legislation is brought to the attention of the new Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi:
Purchase or make a card that congratulates Nancy on her new grandchild (she is currently expecting grandchild number 6 around Election Day - his name is Paul.)
Write in the card:
1) All babies have the right to breastfeed anywhere that the mother has a right to be.
2) Their mothers need policies in the law that support the government's Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign to educate employers and workers of mother's rights
3) Ask her to throw the full weight of her position behind getting the Breastfeeding Promotion Act PASSED this coming session.
4) Get all of your friends to sign your card before you mail it to Speaker Pelosi - or have several cards addressed and stamped and have your friends sign them.
5) Send this blog to everyone you know - mothers, friends, breastfeeding support groups, etc.. so that thousands of cards will land on Nancy Pelosi's desk right now.
Address:
Representative Nancy Pelosi
2371 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515