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Wisconsin Breastfeeding Coalition!

Did you know that Wisconsin Law protects breastfeeding mothers and infants?  The Wisconsin statute reads as follows:

253.165 Right to breast-feed. A mother may breast-feed her child in any public or private location where the mother and child are otherwise authorized to be. In such a location, no person may prohibit a mother from breast-feeding her child, direct a mother to move to a different location to breast-feed her child, direct a mother to cover her child or breast while breast-feeding, or otherwise restrict a mother from breast-feeding her child as provided in this section.

Anyone who does not follow this statute can be penalized by up to a $200 fine. So moms, breastfeed wherever you are comfortable!  Everyone else, moms are allowed to breastfeed anywhere!  Wisconsin law prohibits asking them to move, cover-up etc.  Remember, the only way to normalize breastfeeding is for everyone to see it, often!  

 For the statute visit: http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/253/16   

Additionally, the Affordable Care Act now "requires an employer to provide reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for her nursing child for one year after the child's birth each time such employee has need to express milk.  The employer is not required to compensate an employee receiving reasonable breast time for any work spent on such purpose.  The employer must also provide a place, other than a bathroom, for the employee to express breast milk."

For more information visit: 

http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/breastfeeding-state-laws.aspx