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Sign a Petition to Support the Breastfeeding Promotion Act

August 30, 2007

You might remember a while back the story about a woman who wanted to be able to take pumping breaks while taking her medical licensing exam. The National Board of Medical Examiners wasn't going to give her the time she requested.

Well now the advocacy group Moms Rising is circulating a petition to let the Board know it was wrong, and to gather support for the Breastfeeding Promotion Act which is before Congress.

Click here to sign the petition. Here's the text of the petition:

Sign this Statement of Support for breastfeeding moms everywhere now: "Healthcare professionals inform us that breastfeeding is the best possible way to ensure that babies thrive. In turn, we must ensure that breastfeeding mothers are able to breastfeed, and given the time and environment to pump at work or during other professional obligations." Congress and the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) need to hear that breastfeeding must be supported for all moms, and that we support the Breastfeeding Promotion Act, which is currently before Congress.