For Moms & Families: Know Your Rights*New Resource* Are you a woman on Medicaid in Philadelphia who just had a baby and needs a breastpump? The "Breastpumps for Low-Income Women through Medicaid Managed Care Organizations" factsheet can help! Breastfeeding is a human right, exercise it! Want to know which businesses and employers welcome you to breastfeed in their establishment? Check out a list of businesses that participate in our decal campaign and visibly support breastfeeding women!
Philadelphia Ordinance 9-1105--A City Law that Protects Breastfeeding in PublicPhiladelphia City Ordinance 9-1105, a section of the Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance, makes it an "unlawful public accommodations practice to prohibit a mother from breastfeeding or segregate a breastfeeding mother irrespective of whether the nipple of the mother's breast is covered during or incidental to breastfeeding." Exercising that right often requires communicating your decision directly and forcefully to those who may question you. If anyone tries to stop you from breastfeeding outside your home call the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations, 215-686-4692.
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