Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-09-03 17:16:44 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F2A763C8B943415B2B9D76BA7C9964C28163C018FBC5282CF21A9B79E7AB6E23
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Original Note:
Period blood is as much of a biohazard as normal blood and other bodily fluids and secretions. Insistence on this comes from and reinforces stigma about periods making one “dirty” and undeserving of sharing public spaces. https://www.aftermath.com/content/which-body-fluids-constitute-higher-risk-for-being-biohazards/ https://www.medicalwastepros.com/blog/bodily-fluids-medical-waste/ https://www.ippf.org/blogs/period-stigma-how-it-holds-back-girls-and-women
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