Other people touching the baby bump

So, I have a big bubble of 'do not enter my personal space'. I'm not a big hugger, kisser, etc;. Most of my family hasn't touched me since my wedding five years ago. We're eastern European, that's the way it is. My husbands family, is the exact opposite. This leads me to embarrassingly shaking my hands and trying to push my husbands grandmother away when she went to touch the baby bump last week, provoking an entire anxiety attack in my car for 20 minutes. Needless to say, his grandmother is pissed and offended right now.

Besides wearing a 'do not touch' shirt, I decided to find out what was LEGALLY my options, and I was surprised! In America, it is ILLEGAL for anyone to touch your pregnant belly without your consent. It falls under tort law, harassment, assault, or battery, depending on the state you are in. We are also allowed to defend ourselves and our pregnant bellies. Next time a creepy stranger tries to touch your belly, the law is on your side. I plan to carry a large purse to push/hit away anyone who touches my belly from now on. As far as family goes.. I am going to have to sit everyone down and make the news spread, that I do not want to be touched. What happened with my husbands grandmother was pure anxiety and gut reaction, and I need to limit that from happening in the future.