Petition Include Menstrual Cups and Reusable Sanitary Towels in Free Prescriptions.

why not prescribe diva/moon/menstrual cups or washable Sanitary Towels to the low income which would be covered under the free prescriptions right? it would be cheaper in the long run for the government and the diva cup is a lot more beneficial for your health.

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A food bank has started a campaign urging the government to make tampons free after women confessed to using old socks, handkerchiefs, and even scrunched-up newspapers instead. - Fiona Rutherford Buzzfeed news.
“Most women confessed to regularly getting infections resulting in prescriptions for antibiotics and in some cases hospital treatment,” - Major Colin Bradshaw
#beggingforaTAMPON

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Date closed 15 September 2016
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