Georgia § 31-1-9 - Breast-feeding of baby.
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§ 31-1-9. Breast-feeding of baby.
The breast-feeding of a baby is an important and basic act of nurture which should be encouraged in the interests of maternal and child health. A mother may breast-feed her baby in any location where the mother and baby are otherwise authorized to be. (Code 1981, § 31-1-9 , enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 464, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1139, § 1.) Cross references. - Newborn Baby and Mother Protection Act, § 33-24-58 . Employer obligation to provide time for women to express breast milk for infant child, § 34-1-6 . Law reviews. - For note on the 2002 amendment of this Code section, see 19 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 209 (2002).
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