Petition · past parliament
Stop funding anti-abortion organisations with my tampon tax!
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
Abortion is a difficult decision a mother makes for the sake of her child. This can be a joint parental decision. Funding organisations that are anti-abortion already put women in a disadvantaged position. The point of tampon tax distribution was to address women's specific needs and inequalities.
As a woman, I struggle with the idea of paying tax on a monthly necessity for my periods. Given the result from the last petition "Stop Taxing Periods. Period" I was somewhat comfortorted to know that at least the tax money will be used to address women's specific needs and inequalities. How can funding anti-abortion promote my right, as a woman?! Women need more support to deal with this difficult situation rather than trying to be guilt tripped! Stop using my money to disadvantage women!
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 4 Apr 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 11 Apr 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
17
Status
Rejected
Rejected
11 Apr 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.