Submitted on Tuesday 8th November 2022
Rejected on Friday 11th November 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make period products free and end period poverty!
In 2019, the UK government pledged to end period poverty by 2030. There is great demand for sanitary products due to the living crisis but there’s currently no government strategy to tackle this. Call legislators to banish taxes on menstrual products and make them freely accessible
Menstrual hygiene is a public health and human rights issue. I and many others believe that everyone should manage their period, especially during the cost of living crisis. No one should miss out on their education or working duties because they cannot afford/access sanitary products. These products are as essential as toilet paper and soap. Scotland's the first country to provide free period products, meanwhile, the number of girls affected by poverty in the UK tripled during the pandemic.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/618799
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