Petition Provide girls and ladies from low income families free sanitary protection

An article was published in The Guardian stating that girls from poor backgrounds are struggling to afford sanitary protection. Some are using makeshift protection and others missing school due to the issue. All girls and ladies in the UK need to have access to suitable sanitary protection.

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http://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/mar/17/girls-from-poorer-families-in-england-struggle-to-afford-sanitary-protection

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/mar/18/child-poverty-teachers-schools-sanitary-towels-low-income-families?CMP=fb_gu

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42 signatures

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10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 3 May 2017
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