Bill Text: TX SR255 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 22, 2017, as Texas Breastfeeding Coalition Legislative Action Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-21 - Reported enrolled [SR255 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR255-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Breastfeeding Coalition are | ||
visiting the State Capitol on February 22, 2017; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dedicated to improving breastfeeding rates, the | ||
coalition works to promote a public environment that accepts and | ||
supports mothers in this healthy practice; such medical | ||
authorities as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American | ||
College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the United | ||
States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention all strongly | ||
recommend breastfeeding, and the United States surgeon general | ||
has issued a call to action in this regard; and | ||
WHEREAS, According to the CDC, breastfeeding is one of the | ||
most effective measures a mother can take to protect the health | ||
of her infant; breastfeeding protects babies from a wide range of | ||
infections and illnesses, and breastfed babies are less likely to | ||
develop asthma; in addition, breastfeeding reduces the risk of | ||
sudden infant death syndrome, and children who are breastfed for | ||
six months are less likely to become obese; mothers who breastfeed | ||
their children also have a decreased risk of breast and ovarian | ||
cancers; and | ||
WHEREAS, Cost-benefit analyses performed by private | ||
researchers and by the federal government have found that | ||
breastfeeding reduces costs to the nation's health care system | ||
for both acute and chronic illnesses; Texas, with its high rates | ||
of obesity and diabetes, stands to benefit significantly by | ||
encouraging more mothers to breastfeed; and | ||
WHEREAS, Despite the vital advantages conferred by | ||
breastfeeding, mothers do not always receive the evidence-based, | ||
qualified clinical lactation support they need, and some current | ||
hospital practices make it more difficult to establish successful | ||
breastfeeding; moreover, although the state passed legislation | ||
in 1995 affirming the right of a mother to breastfeed her baby in | ||
any location in which the mother is authorized to be, | ||
breastfeeding mothers continue to face discrimination and often | ||
experience a lack of support at work and in public places; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Texas Breastfeeding Coalition is making a | ||
positive difference in the lives of women and children through | ||
its efforts to educate the public and to improve support for | ||
breastfeeding, and a special day to spotlight its endeavors is | ||
most fitting; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
Legislature, hereby recognize February 22, 2017, as Texas | ||
Breastfeeding Coalition Legislative Action Day at the State | ||
Capitol and extend to all those participating sincere best | ||
wishes for the future. | ||
Zaffirini | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on February 21, 2017. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |