Thanks to Crunchy Domestic Goddess, I learned of this unfortunate story of a mom forced to leave a Target store for nursing in public. She and her husband (a police officer himself) were told that nursing in public is illegal in Michigan. It isn't. But the law in the state doesn't protect a mother should an establishment decide to force a mother to leave. (For more on breastfeeding in public and the law, check out this podcast)
Fortunately, legislation is in the works which would guarantee the right of mothers to nurse in public in any location they are otherwise authorized to be. Currently, Michigan's only law on breastfeeding exempts breastfeeding from indecent exposure laws. Representative Warren has introduced House Bill 5515, a bill which would allow a woman to breastfeed anywhere she may otherwise legally be.
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