Bill Text: NY K00620 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim June 27, 2019, as Normalizing Breastfeeding Awareness Day in the State of New York
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-11)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-19 - adopted [K00620 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-K00620-Introduced.html
Assembly Resolution No. 620 BY: M. of A. Solages MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim June 27, 2019, as Normalizing Breastfeeding Awareness Day in the State of New York WHEREAS, International Day to Normalize Breastfeeding was initiated by Vanessa A. Simmons to help normalize breastfeeding and remove the taboo of public breastfeeding from modern society; and WHEREAS, Themed Take the Pledge in Neutralizing Breastfeeding, this initiative encourages breast feeders to take simple steps for a longer, healthier, happier breastfeeding relationship with their baby, toddler or child; and WHEREAS, Breastfeeding families often lack education about what normal breastfeeding looks like and forget that as long as the baby, toddler or child is recovering breast milk then that are officially breastfeeding; and WHEREAS, It is important to remind families that the benefits of breastfeeding extend to the entire family with the necessary support from professionals, practitioners, businesses, communities and organizational groups; and WHEREAS, The Normalize Breastfeeding campaign documents and provides education that supports variations of normal breastfeeding across cultures and methods of delivery of breast milk through its website, NormalizeBreastfeeding.org; and WHEREAS, On International Day to Normalize Breastfeeding, families will pledge to nurse or pump whenever necessary to nourish their baby, toddler or child with breast milk as often as possible until they are ready to stop; and WHEREAS, On International Day to Normalize Breastfeeding, communities, businesses, health organizations and other groups will pledge to support breastfeeding families to nurse or pump whenever necessary and to nourish their baby, toddler or child with breast milk as often as possible until they are ready to stop; and WHEREAS, This day should serve as an opportunity for a greater understanding of the importance of accessibility to nurse or pump whenever necessary and to nourish their baby, toddler, or child with breast milk as often as possible until they are ready to stop; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to memorialize Governor M. Cuomo to proclaim June 27, 2019, as Normalizing Breastfeeding Awareness Day in the State of New York; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of New York.