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H. B. 4335

 

         (By Delegates L. Phillips, Campbell,

         Guthrie, Poore, Staggers, Moore, Perdue,

         M. Poling, Eldridge, Fleischauer and Marshall)

 

         [Introduced January 24, 2014; referred to the

Committee on Health and Human Resources and then the Judiciary.]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §16-1-19, relating to a child’s right to nurse; and making a statement by the Legislature that nursing in a public place is socially acceptable.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

    That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §16-1-19, to read as follows:

ARTICLE 1. STATE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM.

§16-1-19. Child’s right to nurse; location where permitted; right              protected.

    (a) The Legislature finds that breast feeding is an important, basic act of nurturing that is protected in the interests of maternal and child health.

    (b) A mother may breast feed a child in any location, public or private, where the mother and child are otherwise authorized to be.




    NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to declare a child’s right to nurse and making a statement by the Legislature that nursing in a public place is socially acceptable.


    This section is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.

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