Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-09-03 18:57:29 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F72337AD38F0BA6A460DBCE46D37AED636BCE6859AEE1CDC92B3AA7D806AA2C0
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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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