By Meghan Gaffney Capital News Service RICHMOND, Virginia - Last summer, Kate Noon, a mother of two in Richmond, read a news article about Virginia's dubious distinction as a state where women don't have the…
RICHMOND, Va. - Women across Virginia can rejoice now that both houses of the General Assembly have unanimously passed legislation that would protect the right of mothers to breast-feed in public. "Thank you so much, Senator Wexton, for being a critical force in moving this common-sense legislation forward into a law that will support and protect women, children, and families across the Commonwealth," one woman wrote on Sen.
Two moms are at the heart of changes to Virginia's breast-feed in public laws. Last summer, Kate Noon, a mother of two in Richmond, read a news article about Virginia's dubious distinction as a state where women don't have the right to breast-feed their children in public.