NEW FLA. LAW ENDORSES PUBLIC BREAST-FEEDING

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, March 10, 1993                   TAG: 9303100174
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A10   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Knight-Ridder/Tribune
DATELINE: TALLAHASSEE, FLA.                                LENGTH: Short
NEW FLA. LAW ENDORSES PUBLIC BREAST-FEEDING
It's finally official. Breast-feeding a baby is OK in Florida. Any time. Any place.
The governor's signature Tuesday ensures a mother's right to breast-feed her baby without fear of violating laws against nudity.
"We've recognized that breast-feeding is not an illicit practice that must be hidden," said Gov. Lawton Chiles. "It's not a shameful thing that must be done behind closed doors."
The law offers more than protection against harassment of nursing mothers, advocates say. It calls attention to the value of breast-feeding - not only a nurturing act, but also an exceptionally nutritional way of rearing a child.
"It will remove at least one stumbling block in women's decisions to breast-feed. It creates a statement by society that breast-feeding is valuable," said Liz Baldwin of Miami, a member of the pro-nursing La Leche League.

by Archana Subramaniam by CNB