Petition · past parliament
Make the provision of sanitary products for Women free
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
There is provision for free condoms, but one can abstain from sex, yet the provision of sanitary products for Women's periods is one that has no free supply, and a women is unable to abstain from her period.
http://menstrualhygieneday.org/zambia-government-provide-free-sanitary-napkins-rural-girls/ Zambian government is providing free basic sanitary care to rural females in order to retain attendance in education http://www.nhs.uk/Service-Search/Free%20condoms/LocationSearch/732 Location finder for free condoms. Nothing on NHS website about free sanitation products.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 15 Feb 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Feb 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
17
Status
Rejected
Rejected
20 Feb 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.