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Check out this link. I found this interesting and thought it might interest some others. Its from a discussion forum for women having LBL (Light Bladder Leakage).

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Do you think twice about taking long road trips, or shopping the outlet malls because you just don’t know if you’ll be able to find a restroom when you need one?

Beaumont employee, Jill Sklar wrote the legislation for the bathroom card. Eight years ago, she was denied access to a restroom at a children’s shoe store, despite her medical need due to Crohn’s disease. “I couldn’t understand why there weren’t laws to protect people who have a medical need to use a restroom,” Jill said, “There’s handicap parking and special menus for people who need it.  There should be access to bathrooms for those who have a medical need.”

With the help of her state representative and state senator, she wrote the legislature, and in 2009 it became the law in Michigan. It is currently law in 11 states, and pending in 19 others. The “Restroom Access Act” gives women with urinary issues, (including pregnant women) a whole new level of freedom. 

To get a bathroom card, you need to be seen by a medical professional. The card is actually a prescription. Just mention the “Restroom Access Act.” You can contact the Women's Urology Center at Beaumont Hospital with questions about it. Having new laws like this that will help women feel more confident going out without fear of being denied bathroom access. Let us know when you get yours!

Click on this link to find out more.

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/none/got-lbl-get-a-bathroom-card-1333603/