fotoguy22 via Getty Images Lawmakers in Kansas on Tuesday voted to permit female lawmakers to breastfeed their children on the House floor. Female lawmakers are now allowed to breastfeed on Kansas’ House floor following a vote to amend the House rules on Tuesday. Rep. Ponka-We Victors, a Wichita Democrat, had proposed the rule change as a means of encouraging inclusivity. “I feel it is important to update our rules and create a comfortable environment for a mother who is breastfeeding her baby,” Victors told HuffPost in an email. The change specifically permits “infants or children who are being breastfed by their mother who is a member of legislature.”The House rules previously only permitted members of the legislature, officers and employees of the legislative branch and people with permits from the House Speaker to enter specific areas of the House chamber, including the House floor.

Source: Huffington Post January 22, 2019 22:07 UTC