A bill that would allow a mother to breast-feed her child in public advanced from general file Feb. 15.<\/p>\n
Fullerton Sen. Annette Dubas, sponsor of LB197, said legislation was needed to codify that a woman is not breaking a law when feeding her baby.<\/p>\n
Dubas said she has met mothers who received rude comments and were asked to leave the premises or told to take their baby to a public restroom or car to be fed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t ask women who are bottle-feeding a baby to go into the bathroom and I don\u2019t think we should ask women who are breast-feeding to go into a bathroom either,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Nebraska is one of only two states without a law to protect women who breast-feed, she said. No woman should feel ashamed, apologetic or threatened when responding to the needs of their child, Dubas added.<\/p>\n
Grand Island Sen. Mike Gloor spoke in support of the bill, saying breast-feeding is healthy for infants and should be encouraged.<\/p>\n
The bill advanced from general file on a 41-0 vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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