Female Sanitary Products Are Available For Free Like Family Planning Items

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Females old and young should be able to access free sanitary products during their period, just as there is access to free family planning advice and contraception in the UK

It is not acceptable for females within a leading nation such as the UK that females cannot afford sanitary items

https://www.facebook.com/freedom4girls16/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39266056

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/mar/17/girls-from-poorer-families-in-england-struggle-to-afford-sanitary-protection?CMP=fb_gu

http://metro.co.uk/2017/03/19/girls-in-uk-are-using-socks-because-they-cant-afford-sanitary-towels-6519528/?ito=facebook

http://metro.co.uk/2017/03/15/british-girls-are-missing-school-because-they-cant-afford-tampons-6510314/

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Make tampons and sanitary towels free for females

Timeline

20 Mar 2017	Petition opened for signatures
27 Mar 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 27 Mar 2017

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