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Learning to Lobby for Probreastfeeding Legislation: The Story of a Texas Bill to Create a Breastfeeding-Friendly Physician Designation

Barbara Wilson-Clay, BSEd, IBCLC

Austin Lactation Associates, 12710 Burson Drive, Manchaca, TX 78652-3530

Janet Wier Rourke, MSHP, LD, CLE

HMHB Centex; Mothers’Milk Bank at Austin

Marianne Baker Bolduc, JD

HMHB Centex

Julie D. Stagg, MSN, RN

HMHB Centex

Gretchen Flatau, MPA

Mothers’Milk Bank at Austin

Beverly Vaugh, BA, IBCLC

Mothers’Milk Bank at Austin; HMHB Centex

Legislation can reduce institutional barriers to breastfeeding. Lobbying is the process by which legislation is influenced by a special interest group. While generally thought of as an activity available only to the rich and powerful, lobbying by lactation activists can be an effective way to change public policy. A breastfeeding coalition in central Texas has been involved with lobbying efforts since 1995. Tactical lessons learned are shared to inspire and assist others seeking to pass probreastfeeding legislation. Journal of Human Lactation. 21(2):191-198.

Key Words: legislative lobbying • breastfeeding promotion • breastfeeding rights • breastfeeding legislation • breastfeeding activism

Journal of Human Lactation, Vol. 21, No. 2, 191-198 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0890334405275372
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