New Bill Pushes for Breastfeeding Rooms in California Airports
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iStock/Thinkstock(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — A new bill in California would force airports to have lactation rooms for nursing moms.
At most airports in California, moms who don’t want to nurse in public often have to opt for a dirty bathroom stall.
Under a bill now approved by the California Senate, airports would be forced to offer rooms with a chair and an electrical outlet for a breast pump. New terminals would also have to have sinks in the rooms.
Now, San Francisco has the only airport in California with breastfeeding rooms.
The bill will now head back to the California Assembly. If it passes, it would go into effect in 2016.
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