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| AN ACT concerning health.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Right |
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| to Breastfeed Act.
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| Section 5. Purpose. The General Assembly finds that breast |
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| milk offers better nutrition, immunity, and digestion, and may |
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| raise a baby's IQ, and that breastfeeding offers other benefits |
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| such as improved mother-baby bonding, and its encouragement has |
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| been established as a major goal of this decade by the World |
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| Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund. The |
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| General Assembly finds and declares that the Surgeon General of |
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| the United States recommends that babies be fed breastmilk, |
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| unless medically contraindicated, in order to attain an optimal |
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| healthy start.
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| Section 10. Breastfeeding Location. A mother may |
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| breastfeed her baby in any location, public or private, where |
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| the mother is otherwise authorized to be, irrespective of |
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| whether the nipple of the mother's breast is uncovered during |
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| or incidental to the breastfeeding; however, a mother |
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| considering whether to breastfeed her baby in a place of |
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| worship shall comport her behavior with the norms appropriate |
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| in that place of worship.
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| Section 15. Private right of action. A woman who has been |
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| denied the right to breastfeed by the owner or manager of a |
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| public or private location, other than a private residence or |
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| place of worship, may bring an action to enjoin future denials |
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| of the right to breastfeed. If the woman prevails in her suit, |
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| she shall be awarded reasonable attorney's fees and reasonable |
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| expenses of litigation.
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