A Current Summary of Breastfeeding Legislation in the U.S.

For more information, see the article from LEAVEN, Breastfeeding Legislation in the United States: A General Overview and Implications for Helping Mothers.

Alabama	Alaska	Arizona	Arkansas
California	Colorado (rev 3/09)	Connecticut	Delaware
Florida	Georgia	Hawaii	Idaho
Illinois	Indiana	Iowa	Kansas
Kentucky	Louisiana	Maine	Maryland
Massachusetts	Michigan	Minnesota	Mississippi
Missouri	Montana	Nebraska	Nevada
New Hampshire	New Jersey	New Mexico	New York
North Carolina	North Dakota	Ohio	Oklahoma
Oregon (rev 3/09)	Pennsylvania	Rhode Island	South Carolina
South Dakota	Tennessee	Texas	Utah
Vermont (rev. 3/09)	Virginia	Washington	Washington, DC
West Virginia	Wisconsin	Wyoming

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RTF file of Summary of Enacted Breastfeeding Legislation, contains each complete state listing above in full (last update 03/07/09)

Elizabeth N. Baldwin, was an attorney and family mediator in private practice with her husband, Kenneth A. Friedman, in Miami, Florida. She died in 2003 after an extended illness. Melissa R. Vance is an LLL Leader as well as a lawyer in private practice in New Jersey, USA.

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