Michigan 'Breastfeeding Anti-Discrimination Act' signed by Gov. Snyder protects nursing mothers

Source: mlive.com

LANSING, MI -- Michigan mothers who nurse their children in public will be protected from discrimination and prosecution under bipartisan legislation signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Rick Snyder.

The "Breastfeeding Anti-Discrimination Act," sponsored by state Sen. Rebekah Warren, gives women the right to nurse a child in any place that is open to the general public, including stores, restaurants and municipal buses.

"We hope that with Gov. Snyder's signature on this bill today, we will start a culture change so that our mothers feel comfortable nursing their babies wherever they're allowed to be," Warren, D-Ann Arbor, said earlier Tuesday. "They'll do it longer, and the health benefits to both baby and mother will be maximized."

Under the new anti-discrimination law, owners and operators cannot deny goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages or accommodations to a woman simply because she is breastfeeding. They also cannot post signs prohibiting public nursing.

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