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There has not been a legislative effort in Connecticut to make breastfeeding in public illegal.

Connecticut General Statutes allow and protect mothers breastfeeding their babies in public spaces. This law is enforced by the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.

Mothers who want to breastfeed in a public place do not have to cover the baby with a towel or blanket, and do not need to go to the bathroom. 

If an owner, manager or employee of the public space requests the mother to stop breastfeeding the baby, cover up, or leave, it is discriminatory by law, and the mother is legally protected.

There is no national law about breastfeeding in public. It’s up to the states to decide. All fifty states have laws that allow women to breastfeed in public; in Connecticut, the law has been in effect since 1997.

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Mariana Navarrete Villegas is a Community Engagement Reporter for The Connecticut Mirror, covering Hartford. She recently graduated from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism with a master’s degree in Bilingual Journalism. Previously, she was the Community Engagement and Video Assistant at Epicenter-NYC and a Podcast Intern at The Take, Al Jazeera English’s daily news podcast. As a reporter, she has covered stories from New York to Florida, California, Panama, and Mexico, focusing on labor rights, immigration, and community care. She also hosts 'La Chismesita,' a community radio show in New York that archives oral histories through conversations with women community leaders. Originally from Mexico, Mariana spent her teenage years in Panama. She holds a B.A. in Global Studies with a minor in Psychology from Saint Leo University, where she interned at the International Rescue Committee.