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There's huge difference between having some on hand and giving people their entire supply, including the portion they use at home.
Schools have had pads and tampons on hand for surprises forever. This article is about the losers that can't afford $7-10 per month because they already blew that money on booze, drugs, lotto tickets or whatever it is that the irresponsible spend their money on.
Here in the city I live in, it's next to impossible to find public toilets. If there were enough of them around that homeless women could use them and use feminine hygiene products as needed, I'd see your point.
But as that's not usually the case, it's cheaper and easier to just provide the feminine hygiene products themselves than to build more public toilets equipped with them.
Every day, I see (often having to literally step over) homeless people lying in their own body fluids (of various types). It's just not hygienic or healthy -- for them or anyone else who might come in contact.
Here in the city I live in, it's next to impossible to find public toilets. If there were enough of them around that homeless women could use them and use feminine hygiene products as needed, I'd see your point.
But as that's not usually the case, it's cheaper and easier to just provide the feminine hygiene products themselves than to build more public toilets equipped with them.
Every day, I see (often having to literally step over) homeless people lying in their own body fluids (of various types). It's just not hygienic or healthy -- for them or anyone else who might come in contact.
So you're taking it a step further and want them made available for free in all public restrooms?
But I have nothing against this. I do view it as the same as toilet paper as well. Besides, menses STINKS! The less of that smell wafting in your direction in crowded public places the better. Same with feces and butts.
I am not sure the confusion is on my part, truth be told. What makes a tampon a "personal hygiene item" as opposed to a roll of toilet paper?
Toilet paper, soap, paper towels to dry ones hands are all necessary to use the ladies room by all women each time they use it. It's not expected that individuals walk around with their own supplies.
It was my understanding, at least up until some years ago when I last had this discussion, that there are machines in school bathrooms and public bathrooms where one could purchase such items, in addition to keeping them in ones purse or backpack.
The government shouldn't be mandating any more hand holding when they're not doing anyone any favors in doing so. Calling for personal responsibility at some point would give them more credibility than doing things like this or calling men who stay with their families "heroes".
Toilet paper, soap, paper towels to dry ones hands are all necessary to use the ladies room by all women each time they use it. It's not expected that individuals walk around with their own supplies.
"It's not expected" is not an argument, it's just a call on tradition.
So you're taking it a step further and want them made available for free in all public restrooms?
Or at least have them available in dispensers for a low cost each.
TP, toilet liners, soap, and paper towels are already provided. So what's the issue with feminine hygiene products?
I'm assuming you're male, but as a woman myself, I know how impossible it is to buy individual tampons. If you need one, you have to buy a whole box of them, and they're around $4-8 for the smallest package of them.
What would be more affordable to a homeless woman? $6 or $0.25?
Plus this would be more portable than having to lug around things in bulk.
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