Rejected petition Make menstrual products free in England

We are an NCS team working to combat period poverty. We believe that period products should be free for everyone as periods are not a choice and many struggle with affording menstrual products or do not have access to them

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Women in the UK spend as much as £15,738 due to their periods throughout their lives.

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Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action:

Make sanitary products freely available to all women
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/584711

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Date submitted 2 August 2021
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