Bill Text: TX SR255 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 22, 2017, as Texas Breastfeeding Coalition Legislative Action Day.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
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 | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 21, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
