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Apr 8, 2009 11:03 pm US/Eastern

Mothers Applaud New Breastfeeding Protection Law

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Paul Burton
BOSTON (WBZ) ― When 16-month-old Maya Bean is hungry, her mother Sandhya says breastfeeding her in public should not be embarrassing.

"I try to be discreet about it," the Waltham mother says. "I've definitely gotten some strange looks and had comments made."

But now thanks to a new breastfeeding protection law, mothers like Sandhya have the freedom to nurse their baby in public without being harassed.

"I've heard of a lot of women who have gone to restaurants or the mall and have been asked to leave, and they've been threatened with indecent exposure," she said.

Marsha Walker, who is a registered nurse and a part of the breastfeeding coalition, says the new law will take the pressure off of nursing mothers.

"It's a declaration to the public that act of breastfeeding is not offensive.  It is a public health issue.  It's an issue of the health of this baby," Walker said.

Under the new law anyone who harasses a nursing mother could face a $500 fine.

"I think it's great. I think people are constantly harassing mothers for everything they are doing. When you have a kid it seems the whole world is there to judge you," Sandhya said.

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