XPost All breastfeeding mothers, babies, and fathers around Jackson, MS

[stacyg]

I got this from Dr. Saenz (MS Breastfeeding Clinic):

All Breastfeeding Mothers, Babies, and Fathers
are cordially invited to attend a Press Conference
to announce the introduction of Legislative bills
to Protect, Supprort and Encourage Breastfeeding
in Mississippi.

Thursday, January 12, 2006 @ 10:15am
State Capitol Building


*Hopefully I'll see you there*

[Janice in Canada]

http://www.wlbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=4356175&nav=2CSf

Jackson 01/12/06
Bills Proposed to Support Breast-Feeding Moms
Breastfeeding Issue In Legislature this Year







By Cheryl Lasseter
[e-mail]

It's a natural act that's as old as man himself: a mother breastfeeding her child. But in Mississippi, it volates obscenity laws, and a woman could be prosecuted for it.

Evelyn Garner Araujo says, although she's never been hauled off to jail, she has been asked to leave public places while breastfeeding.

"It's the thought of what I'm doing that bothers them. All I'm doing is feeding my child," says the Jackson mother of three boys.



see link above for full article

[stacyg]

my dh, ds1 and friend with her kids were there too. I'm going to get a post up on the numbers/email/snail mail for everyone to write their reps. We need to do this before January 31...if there's not enough interest they'll throw it out. This has already been brought before and failed.

Thanks for digging this up Janice!

[stacyg]

Also wanted to add there is a poll on WLBT.com about halfway down the page...asking 'Do you support the bill to legalize breastfeeding in public?'

http://www.wlbt.com/

Help us out if you don't mind...

[ellie_may12]

WOOOOHOOOO!!!! Sorry I couldn't be there. I'm from Louisiana now, but lived in MS for over 20 years until I got married this past June. My family still lives there. We WILL be writing and calling our legislators there. Thanks!!!

Any suggestions on what to say in the email/letter?

[stacyg]

I'm planning on drafting something up...but probably won't be able to finish until Monday. I'll post when I do. Until then here is where you can find your peep's:

house reps
http://www.ls.state.ms.us/h_roster.htm

senate reps
http://www.ls.state.ms.us/s_roster.htm

and here you can look up the bills:
look up bills
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2006/html/select.htm
HB526
HB527

SB2352
SB2419

Thanks for helping get the word out!!!

[ellie_may12]

Sid Albritton was the co-author on the Senate bills! I graduated high school with him. Great job, Sid! I will def. be emailing him!

[ellie_may12]

Hmmmm... I'm thinking about telling Mark Formby that if he doesn't support this bill, I will be BFing in his Sunday school class when the baby is born.

[stacyg]

Originally Posted by ellie_may12

Sid Albritton was the co-author on the Senate bills! I graduated high school with him. Great job, Sid! I will def. be emailing him!

That's great!

[stacyg]

Originally Posted by ellie_may12

Hmmmm... I'm thinking about telling Mark Formby that if he doesn't support this bill, I will be BFing in his Sunday school class when the baby is born.