It is for the benefit of a society that young people are educated. However, girls who cannot afford menstrual products are forced to interrupt their education during their periods because they have to stay home. It benefits society to minimize the interruptions to education, and therefore, those who cannot afford it should be given menstrual products. Realistically, they are probably already unofficially subsidized by the school's nurse, either from the school's budget or from the nurse's own pocket.
Arguing against this is to argue for the creation of a subservient class of women.
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It is for the benefit of a society that young people are educated. However, girls who cannot afford menstrual products are forced to interrupt their education during their periods because they have to stay home. It benefits society to minimize the interruptions to education, and therefore, those who cannot afford it should be given menstrual products. Realistically, they are probably already unofficially subsidized by the school's nurse, either from the school's budget or from the nurse's own pocket.
Arguing against this is to argue for the creation of a subservient class of women.