Oregon forces all schools — elementary and up — to put 'menstrual products' in boys' bathrooms with 'instructions on how to use' them

THEBLAZE ^ | 5/4/2022 | PHIL SHIVER

[bitt]

The law aims to 'affirm the right to menstrual dignity for transgender, intersex, nonbinary, and two-spirit students.'

Every public school in Oregon — including elementary institutions — will soon be required to provide tampons and other feminine products in boys' bathrooms with "instructions on how to use" them.

The controversial requirement is in accordance with the state's new Menstrual Dignity Act, signed into law by Democratic Gov. Kate Brown last year, which mandates that menstrual products be made available in "every student bathroom."

Following the bill's passage, the Oregon Department of Education developed and distributed a "Medical Dignity for Students" toolkit to aid local districts and set forth a phased plan for districts to meet the law's standards and requirements.

Effective immediately, each school is required to have menstrual product dispensers in at least two bathrooms. But by June 2023, dispensers are required in every student bathroom, KGW-TV reported. The department emphasized that schools must "consider all-gender access to the products."

Sasha Grenier, a sexual health specialist with the department, said, "This new program will help students participate actively in classes and school activities by alleviating some of the economic strain and experiences of shame that are often barriers for menstruating people accessing their education."

[rottndog]

My wife almost drove off the road when I read your comment to her.....

[HKMk23]

Misappropriation of Public Funds.

Prosecute.

[Valpal1]

50% of American girls start menstruating around age 12 in 6th grade.

[DoughtyOne]

Get these sick leaders out of those schools.

[reg45]

Not to worry, the instructions will include very graphic illustrations.

[cpdiii]

Note to boys and girls: Those pads are great for cleaning guns. I have been known to steal a few when in a public bathroom that was denoted for both sexes.

[GOPJ]

These liberals folks - they’re nuts.

[lapsus calami]

 

 

You know it. Idiot administrators are not taking into account how 10 year old boys think - such as, "do they burn?" and "would these go good with firecrackers?"

 

 

[jacknhoo]

That Antifa types could certainly use them.

[jughandle]

I can see those being used to tease nerds and wimps. Kids are still kids, boys are boys..

[afchief]

There is no doubt Liberalism IS a Mental Disease

[FatherofFive]

They can make us grow old, but they can’t make us mature

[Candor7]

This Oregon initiative is just too much progesterone to suit me!

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Progesterone Side Effects

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In Summary

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Warning

Oral route (Capsule, Liquid Filled)

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Chest pain
chills
cold or flu-like symptoms
cough or hoarseness
fever
problems with urination

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bloating
blurred vision
change in vaginal discharge
clay-colored stools
cleft lip or palate
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diarrhea
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rash
redness of the skin
shortness of breath
slow heartbeat
spontaneous abortion
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sweating
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tightness in the chest
trouble speaking, thinking, or walking
unpleasant breath odor
unusual tiredness or weakness
vaginal bleeding
vomiting
vomiting of blood
wheezing
yellow eyes or skin

Side effects not requiring immediate medical attention

Some side effects of progesterone may occur that usually do not need medical attention. These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine. Also, your health care professional may be able to tell you about ways to prevent or reduce some of these side effects.

Check with your health care professional if any of the following side effects continue or are bothersome or if you have any questions about them:

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Breast pain or tenderness
depression
muscle or joint pain
white or brownish vaginal discharge
worry

[RummyChick]

I forsee them being misused by bullies

[muir_redwoods]

Having once been a boy in elementary school, I can confidently predict that no more than 90 seconds will pass before some kid decided to see what twenty tampons, all at once, will do to a public school’s plumbing system.

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

Radio host Michael Savage generated one of the most prophetic and astute sayings with “Liberalism is a mental disorder”. He was absolutely right. It is a serious, dangerous mental disorder. I don’t know the treatment.

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

You are correct. They are absolutely evil.

[The Louiswu]

[The Louiswu]

There is a special, new kind of ignorance sweeping this nation, an ignorance grown in the s#it filled waters of social media. Ignorance has always had a place in human existence, from people going over Niagara Falls in a barrel to one man’s belief in a master race, but this new tide of ignorance has the special ability to COMPLETELY ignore reality with a straight and serious face.

[COBOL2Java]

Well if the kid gets a nosebleed at least he can stuff a tampon up his nostril.