BREASTFEEDING JURORS 

A NEW JURY DUTY EXEMPTION HAS BEEN ADDED IN OHIO.
WITH THE NEW SIGNING OF HOUSE BILL 34, MOTHERS CAN NOW PUT THEIR BABIES' NEEDS FIRST WITHOUT THE FEAR OF FINES AND JAIL TIME. WHEN IT COMES TO PARTICIPATING AS A JUROR OFTENTIMES AMERICANS FIND THEMSELVES TORN BETWEEN THEIR CIVIC DUTY AND OTHER PRIORITIES. NOW MOTHERS BREASTFEEDING BABIES THAT ARE 1 YEAR OF AGE OR YOUNGER CAN REQUEST AN EXEMPTION BASED ON UNDUE OR EXTREME PHYSICAL OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. OHIO'S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RECORDED MORE THAN 75% OF INFANTS IN OHIO ARE BREASTFED.
EXEMPTIONS FROM JURY DUTY ARE ALSO ALLOWED FOR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH ISSUES, A RECENT DEATH IN THE FAMILY, STUDENTS ATTENDING SCHOOL, RELIGIOUS OBLIGATION, AND AGE - PEOPLE 75 OR OLDER CAN BE EXCUSED.