Girls 'too Poor' To Buy Sanitary Protection Missing School

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39266056

This seems terrible to me...what does everybody else think ?

[ToraToraTora]

nope, I've never seen "poverty porn" either, hardly ever seen CH5 at all for that matter!

[nailit]

//Nailit. If you want to (deliberately or otherwise) completely miss the point carry on//
That's very kind of you, thank you. But I'm not missing any point.

[nailit]

// hardly ever seen CH5 at all for that matter! //
Take it from me, you arnt missing anything.

[Samjenko]

If you've ever scratched your head and wondered what sort of people keep voting Labour. Look no further.

[Togo]

//There's an awful lot of negative comments on this thread...and it's all coming from the males of AB. I wonder why...
Are they so well informed //

Just to make clear... I have(or had) 7 younger sisters. My mother was 28 when I was 10years old. I have been married or co-habited with 5 women of child bearing age and had many more "liaisons" or affairs (when younger). Now I wonder what part of this modern phenomenon I am ill informed about? My Aunts and Grandmothers were not reticent either when it came to imparting knowledge that they thought I "had a need to know". Meeh.

[Togo]

Nails you embarrass the wilfully blind, who prefer not to look rather than admit an uncomfortable truth. Voyeurs all, but happy to condemn someone else for their guilty habits.

[naomi24]

I haven’t read all the posts but what is ‘safe’ sanitary protection? Sounds like another load of nonsense from the lame duck brigade to me.

[RobNorth]

What's the cost v the cost of running a cell phone for a month?

[Mamyalynne]

I think the safe sanitary packs on their FB are the ones aimed at Kenya where they also have a scheme running they contain //sanitary towels and safe hygiene kits//.

I believe they also do open days where they invite people to come and learn to sew pads that can be used too.

I imagine unsafe would refer to any old dirty rag being used as a tampon or pad, asking for infection there.

[Mamyalynne]

Not sure what a cell phone has to do with it, but as you ask I use less than £10 per year on mine.

[RobNorth]

I've never seen a girl of this age that didn't have a smartphone in her hand...

[Mamyalynne]

Have you not?


Fair enough.

[anneasquith]

Well there we have it, surprised at the nasty comments,,,,,, not at all.

[ummmm]

Some disgusting comments.

[ummmm]

And NJ - your ignorance is astonishing!

[RATTER15]

Mamy, "I agree plain 'no frills' pads or tampons should be provided" I agree, the frills would be very tickly!!!

[murraymints]

it saddens me to see anyone on benefits stereotyped as wasters who smoke drink take drugs etc..I was a benefit manager for years and know this not to be the standard...and if it comes to choice between buying food or sanitary protection then food will win....and some folk have to make that choice....so do not be so smug in your cosy little lives..but for the grace of God it could be you ...sanitary goods ought to be made available on a prescription type basis for those who need it..

[ummmm]

It's not just benefits claimants that don't have a penny to their name.

[murraymints]

indeed ummmm ! there ought to be provision to supply those suffering extreme financial hardship