Legislation & Advocacy
The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding
On January 20, 2011, Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin released The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding, outlining steps that can be taken to remove some of the obstacles faced by women who want to breastfeed their babies.
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Maryland Law: Health - General § 20-801
A mother may breastfeed her child in any public or private location in which the mother and child are authorized to be. A person may not restrict or limit the right of a mother to breastfeed her child. http://phpa.dhmh.maryland.gov/wic/docs/YouHaveTheRightToBreastfeed.pdf
If you experience a situation in which your right to breastfeed is challenged, you can report noncompliance with the Maryland law to the Maryland Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division
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Maryland Code: Tax General: Title 11. Sales and use tax: Subtitle 2. Exemptions: 11-211
Maryland was the first state to provide an exemption from sales tax for breastfeeding accessories that may be used by breastfeeding mothers. Exempt items include breast pumps, breast pump hook-up kits, breast shells, nursing shields, Supplemental Nursing System (SNS), feeding tubes, breast milk storage bags, finger feeders, and purified lanolin.
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Federal Law: Health Care Reform § 4207
An employer shall provide a reasonable break time [unpaid] for an employee to express breast milk for her nursing child for 1 year after the child's birth, and a place, other than a bathroom, which may be used by an employee to express breast milk.
Workplace Support in Health Care Reform
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