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Bro
ught
to y
ou b
y Ta
mpa
ctio
n, a
cam
paig
n or
gani
zed
by th
e N
atio
nal S
tude
nt E
nviro
nmen
tal
Act
ion
Coa
litio
n [S
EAC
]
Mis
sion
Sta
tem
ent:
The
Tam
pact
ion
Cam
paig
n ai
ms t
o er
adic
ate
the
use
of u
nhea
lthy,
uns
usta
inab
le ta
mpo
ns a
nd p
ads,
inst
itutio
naliz
e su
stai
nabl
e al
tern
ativ
es in
to o
ur
scho
ols a
nd c
omm
uniti
es, a
nd in
fuse
hea
lthy
attit
udes
su
rrou
ndin
g m
enst
ruat
ion
into
our
cul
ture
's co
nsci
ousn
ess.
We'r
e le
tting
the
wor
ld k
now
that
ble
edin
' can
be
ever
yone
's is
sue.
In d
oing
so, w
e w
ork
to d
estro
y pa
triar
chal
tabo
os, e
nd e
nviro
nmen
tal d
egra
datio
n ca
used
by
disp
osab
le ta
mpo
ns a
nd p
ads,
and
prom
ote
vagi
nal a
nd m
enst
rual
hea
lth.
Cur
ious
.W
hat a
re th
ese
peop
le ta
lkin
g ab
out?
Bro
ad
ly,
there
is
con
cern
ab
ou
t th
e
main
stre
am
men
stru
al in
du
stry
’s
involv
em
en
t in
iss
ues
of:
1)
Hu
man
Healt
h2
) S
oci
ety
3)
Th
e N
atu
ral En
vir
on
men
t4
) (E
nvir
on
men
tal)
Ju
stic
e
This
is im
porta
nt st
uff a
nd it
doe
sn’t
have
to b
e sc
ary,
but t
here
are
som
e th
ings
her
e fo
lks o
ught
to k
now
abo
ut…
Hu
man
Healt
hD
ioxi
n•D
ioxi
n is
a se
riou
s poi
son.
Its
toxi
c ef
fect
are
cum
ulat
ive
and
can
only
be
mea
sure
d/no
ticed
afte
r yea
rs o
f exp
osur
e. E
PA sa
ys:
“no
safe
dos
e”•A
ccor
ding
to m
anuf
actu
rers
, tam
pons
and
pad
s con
tain
dio
xins
“a
t or b
elow
” ac
cept
able
leve
ls, b
ut th
is li
es in
dire
ct c
ontra
dict
ion
to o
ther
ass
ertio
ns•T
here
is n
ot a
nd h
as n
ever
bee
n an
y in
depe
nden
t (no
n-co
rpor
ate)
te
stin
g of
dio
xin
leve
ls in
men
stru
al p
rodu
cts,
and
the
test
s tha
t ha
ve b
een
done
hav
e be
en in
appr
opria
te (t
he v
agin
a is
the
mos
t ab
sorb
ent p
art o
f the
bod
y, w
hich
the
test
ing
does
n’t t
ake
into
ac
coun
t)•C
once
rns a
bout
dio
xin
are
not n
early
as g
reat
as t
hey
used
to b
e,
in p
art b
ecau
se o
f pre
ssur
e ge
nera
ted
by c
ampa
igns
like
this
one
Ray
on a
nd o
ther
synt
hetic
s•R
ayon
is a
supe
r-ab
sorb
ent s
ynth
etic
(pla
stic
) mat
eria
l in
mos
t m
ains
tream
men
stru
al p
rodu
cts
•Ray
on a
nd o
ther
syn
thet
ics h
ave
been
crit
iciz
ed fo
r bei
ng to
oab
sorb
ent:
rayo
n ca
uses
“ul
cera
tion
and
peel
ing
of th
e m
ucou
s m
embr
ane”
in th
e va
gina
•Bec
ause
of t
heir
supe
r-ab
sorb
ency
, syn
thet
ic m
ater
ials
in
tam
pons
are
mor
e lik
ely
to re
mai
n in
side
the
vagi
na a
fter r
emov
al,
incr
easi
ng se
vera
l hea
lth c
once
rns
•The
re is
an
ince
ntiv
e in
this
abs
orbe
ncy,
bec
ause
incr
ease
d bl
eedi
ng m
eans
incr
ease
d pr
ofits
•Syn
thet
ics l
ed to
the
rise
of ta
mpo
n-re
late
d To
xic
Shoc
k Sy
ndro
me
case
s (be
ginn
ing
in th
e la
te 1
970s
/ear
ly 1
980s
)•T
he F
DA
has
refu
sed
to re
quire
ingr
edie
nt li
stin
gs o
n m
enst
rual
pr
oduc
ts
Hu
man
Healt
h(c
ont.
)
Tox
ic S
hock
Syn
drom
e•T
SS is
a se
rious
med
ical
em
erge
ncy,
cau
sed
by a
bac
teria
l inf
ectio
n of
stap
hylo
cocc
us (n
atur
ally
pre
sent
in a
bout
20%
of m
enst
ruat
or’s
va
gina
s at a
ny g
iven
tim
e) in
the
bloo
d st
ream
•TSS
has
bee
n di
rect
ly li
nked
to m
ains
tream
men
stru
al p
rodu
cts,
spec
ifica
lly n
on-o
rgan
ic, s
ynth
etic
tam
pons
•TSS
is n
o lo
nger
a
maj
or c
once
rn,
than
ks in
par
t to
pres
sure
gen
erat
ed
by c
ampa
igns
like
th
is o
ne (b
ut it
shou
ld st
ill b
e ta
ken
serio
usly
!)
Hu
man
Healt
h(c
ont.
)
So
ciety
(“W
hit
er
than
Wh
ite”)
Why
is it
tabo
o to
talk
abo
ut th
ese
thin
gs?
Why
hav
en’t
you
seen
this
in
form
atio
n be
fore
? W
here
did
you
lear
n ab
out m
enst
ruat
ion
and
men
stru
al
prod
ucts
? E
tc. E
tc.
The
answ
ers t
o th
ese
ques
tions
are
all
very
soci
ally
in
fluen
ced
–pe
rhap
s som
e of
thes
e w
ords
can
hel
p pr
ovid
e an
swer
s, an
d pr
ovok
e m
ore
ques
tions
:“T
he w
ay w
e m
enst
ruat
e in
Am
eric
a to
day
not o
nly
affe
cts t
he
econ
omy,
it a
lso
cont
ribut
es to
the
way
in w
hich
ado
lesc
ent g
irls
mak
e th
e bo
dy in
to a
n in
tens
e pr
ojec
t req
uirin
g ca
refu
l scr
utin
yan
d co
nsta
nt p
erso
nal c
ontro
l”(B
rum
berg
, The
Bod
y Pr
ojec
t p. 3
0).
“Girl
s who
gro
w u
p in
the
mod
ern
wor
ld o
f san
itary
pro
tect
ion
lear
n ea
rly h
ow to
kee
p a
men
stru
atin
g bo
dy u
nder
con
trol…
[it] h
as
beco
me
mor
e of
an
econ
omic
ritu
al th
an a
soci
al o
ne”
(Bru
mbe
rg 3
2).
“The
poi
nt w
as to
use
‘our
’pro
duct
bec
ause
‘not
hing
will
show
’; ‘n
o on
e w
ill k
now
’; ‘y
our s
ecre
t will
be
safe
.’W
e w
ere
mea
nt to
de
odor
ize,
sani
tize,
rem
ove
any
evid
ence
, and
hid
e al
l sha
me”
(Mer
skin
, Wha
t Eve
ry G
irl S
houl
d K
now
p. 1
21).
“Mod
ern
adve
rtise
men
ts fo
r fem
inin
e hy
gien
e pr
oduc
ts a
re
com
pila
tions
of c
entu
ries-
old
myt
hs a
nd ta
boos
…to
day’
s ad
verti
sem
ents
per
petu
ate
men
stru
al m
yths
and
dic
tate
app
ropr
iate
be
havi
or a
roun
d ta
les f
rom
the
past
”(M
ersk
in, p
. 114
).“I
n C
alifo
rnia
, it h
as b
ecom
e ill
egal
to fe
ed th
e le
aves
, ste
ms,
and
shor
t fib
ers o
f cot
ton
know
n as
gin
tras
h to
live
stoc
k, b
ecau
se o
f the
co
ncen
trate
d le
vels
of p
estic
ide
resi
due.
Inst
ead,
this
gin
tras
h is
use
d to
mak
e fu
rnitu
re, m
attre
sses
, tam
pons
, sw
abs,
and
cotto
n ba
lls”
(sea
c.or
g/ta
mpo
ns/e
nviro
nmen
t).“M
ost w
omen
do
not h
ave
any
mea
sura
ble
diff
eren
ces i
n th
eir
thin
king
cap
acity
thro
ugho
ut th
eir c
ycle
s or i
n th
eir a
bilit
y to
perf
orm
ta
sks…
Men
, how
ever
, who
are
muc
h m
ore
pron
e to
serio
usly
in
capa
cita
ting
and
unpr
edic
tabl
e di
seas
es, s
uch
as h
eart
prob
lem
s, co
ntin
ue in
hig
hly
resp
onsi
ble
posi
tions
”(B
osto
n W
omen
’s H
ealth
C
olle
ctiv
e, T
he N
ew O
ur B
odie
s, O
urse
lves
p. 2
12).
So
ciety
(co
nt.
)
Th
e N
atu
ral En
vir
on
men
tSt
ream
of c
onsu
mpt
ion
and
was
te•A
s man
y as
16,
800
pads
and
tam
pons
in a
men
stru
ator
’s li
fetim
e•1
2 bi
llion
pad
s and
7 b
illio
n ta
mpo
ns p
er y
ear i
n th
e U
.S. a
lone
A d
irty
indu
stry
•cot
ton
–5
know
n ca
rcin
ogen
s and
25%
of a
ll pe
stic
ides
in th
e U
.S. a
re u
sed
to g
row
cot
ton
•ray
on –
mad
e fr
om c
ellu
lose
from
the
woo
d pu
lp in
dust
ry, t
he
coun
try’s
third
larg
est p
ollu
ter
•unn
eces
sary
ble
achi
ng p
roce
ss fu
rther
poi
sons
the
envi
ronm
ent
(why
mus
t men
stru
al p
rodu
cts b
e so
whi
te a
nyw
ay??
)to
giv
e yo
u an
idea
:12
bill
ion
pads
+ 7
bill
ion
tam
pons
= a
bout
383
mill
ion
poun
ds/y
ear!
or a
bout
81,
500
Hum
mer
H3s
(En
vir
on
men
tal)
Ju
stic
eTh
is m
ust a
ll be
put
into
con
text
of t
he w
orld
w
e liv
e in
toda
y. B
ecau
se o
f the
une
qual
di
strib
utio
n of
wea
lth a
nd th
us a
lso
envi
ronm
enta
l im
pact
, som
e pe
ople
get
hur
t m
ore
by a
ll of
this
, inc
ludi
ng so
cial
, hea
lth,
and
envi
ronm
enta
l iss
ues.
"Env
ironm
enta
lism
is e
ssen
tially
hum
an ri
ghts
, civ
il rig
hts,
wom
en's
right
s, in
dige
nous
righ
ts, s
exua
l orie
ntat
ion
right
s and
labo
r rig
hts.
Thes
e rig
hts a
re
all i
nter
conn
ecte
d an
d da
mag
e to
one
is d
amag
e to
all.
”-E
nvir
onm
enta
l Ju
stic
e St
rate
gy P
aper
Lat
in A
mer
ica
Solid
arity
Coa
litio
n-
It is
als
o w
orth
con
side
ring
whe
ther
sex
and
gend
er h
ave
play
ed a
pa
rt in
the
hist
ory
of th
e m
enst
rual
indu
stry
–fo
r ins
tanc
e, w
ould
th
e le
gisl
atio
n in
trodu
ced
in 1
997
to re
quire
inde
pend
ent t
estin
g ha
ve b
een
reje
cted
if e
very
one
men
stru
ated
? H
ow e
lse
may
sex
and
gend
er b
e im
porta
nt h
ere?
Th
ere
is
an
oth
er
way…
Ther
e ar
e se
vera
l hea
lthy,
safe
alter
nat
ives
:
1)T
he
Kee
per
and t
he
Div
aCup
2)R
eusa
ble
pad
s3)O
rgan
ic p
ads
and t
am
pons
4)S
ea s
ponges
Men
stru
al c
ups:
The
Kee
per
an
d th
e D
ivaC
upW
hat t
hey
are:
They
are
cup
s wor
n in
tern
ally
, hol
ding
(ins
tead
of a
bsor
bing
) mon
thly
men
stru
al
flow
. Th
ey c
an b
e w
orn
up to
12
hour
s, an
d ev
en o
vern
ight
.H
ow th
ey w
ork:
To in
sert,
you
firs
t fol
d th
e cu
p le
ngth
wis
e be
twee
n yo
ur fi
nger
s. It
form
s a se
al
whi
ch k
eeps
flui
d in
side
the
cup.
It w
ill n
ot a
bsor
b or
dis
rupt
your
nat
ural
vag
inal
m
oist
ure.
It c
an h
old
up to
one
oun
ce o
f men
stru
al fl
ow, (
an a
vera
ge m
enst
ruat
or’s
m
onth
ly fl
ow is
abo
ut 2
-4 o
unce
s).
To re
mov
e it
you
sim
ply
pinc
h th
e bo
ttom
of
the
cup
to re
leas
e th
e se
al, t
hen
bear
dow
n sl
ight
ly w
ith y
our p
elvi
c m
uscl
es to
hel
p m
ove
it do
wnw
ard.
Rem
ove
slow
ly, a
nd e
mpt
y th
e co
nten
ts in
to th
e to
ilet.
Rin
se
or w
ipe,
and
rein
sert.
Bet
wee
n cy
cles
you
shou
ld ri
nse
suff
icie
ntly
with
wat
er a
nd
soap
or a
mild
vin
egar
solu
tion,
but
avo
id h
arsh
che
mic
als –
the
Div
aCup
can
be
boile
d.W
hat t
hey’
re m
ade
of:
Kee
per -
natu
ral g
um ru
bber
, tap
ped
from
tree
s with
out k
illin
g th
em
Div
aCup
–hi
gh q
ualit
y 10
0% h
ypo-
alle
rgen
ic so
ft m
edic
al g
rade
silic
one
Whe
re to
get
them
:ke
eper
.com
, div
acup
.com
, nat
ural
food
stor
es, a
nd m
any
othe
rs
Men
stru
al c
ups:
The
Kee
per
and
the
Div
aCup
Goo
d A
spec
ts
B
ad A
spec
ts
•The
y co
llect
blo
od -
do n
ot
abso
rb b
lood
or c
ause
abr
asio
ns•R
eusa
ble
= fr
iend
ly to
the
envi
ronm
ent
•No
blea
chin
g pr
oces
s ne
cess
ary
•Las
t for
10
year
s•A
ffor
dabl
e•M
oney
-bac
k gu
aran
tee
•Ext
rem
ely
com
forta
ble
•Gre
at fo
r tra
velin
g (n
othi
ng to
ca
rry
arou
nd)
•The
Div
aCup
is g
ood
for t
hose
w
ith la
tex
alle
rgie
s
•The
re is
a sl
ight
chan
ce o
f TSS
, al
thou
gh n
o ca
ses h
ave
been
repo
rted
•May
agg
rava
te u
rinar
y tra
ct in
fect
ions
•Can
be
mes
sy to
cha
nge
•Suc
tion
effe
ct is
initi
ally
dis
conc
ertin
g•O
nly
com
e in
2 si
zes,
so m
ight
not
fit
perf
ectly
•Hig
her i
nitia
l inv
estm
ent
•Tak
es a
few
trie
s to
lear
n ho
w to
inse
rt an
d re
mov
e pr
oper
ly•K
eepe
r is m
ade
of la
tex
(rub
ber=
late
x)
Reu
sabl
e Pa
dsW
hat t
hey
are:
Clo
th, r
eusa
ble
men
stru
al p
ads.
Thi
s inc
lude
s any
rag-
like
clot
h yo
u st
ick
in y
our u
nder
wea
r to
soak
up
your
flow
. It
can
incl
ude
care
fully
-se
wn
pads
mad
e fr
om a
pat
tern
that
took
yea
rs to
per
fect
, or i
t can
be
rippe
d-up
old
paj
amas
.W
hat t
hey
are
mad
e of
:C
otto
n, so
ft co
mfy
flan
nel,
deep
luxu
rious
terr
y cl
oth,
mad
e lo
ving
ly in
fa
ctor
ies,
in b
edro
oms a
nd a
t stit
ch ‘n
’ bitc
hes,
by h
and,
on
indu
stria
l se
win
g m
achi
nes…
Of c
ours
e, it
var
ies d
epen
ding
on
whe
ther
you
mak
e th
em y
ours
elf o
r buy
them
, and
then
it d
epen
ds o
n w
ho y
ou b
uy th
em
from
.W
here
to g
et th
em:
your
self
or y
our f
riend
s, ur
ban-
arm
or.o
rg,
glad
rags
.com
, lun
apad
s.com
, pan
dora
pads
.com
, and
oth
ers
Reu
sabl
e Pa
dsG
ood
Asp
ects
B
ad A
spec
ts•T
hey
let b
lood
flow
nat
ural
ly•Y
ou c
an m
ake
som
ethi
ng fo
r yo
urse
lf th
at y
ou c
an b
e pr
oud
of
an g
et e
xcite
d ab
out e
very
tim
e yo
u m
enst
ruat
e•O
ld c
loth
es a
nd to
wel
s mak
e gr
eat p
ads –
the
crea
tive
and
nost
algi
c po
ssib
ilitie
s are
end
less
!•A
ffor
dabl
e•S
oft a
nd c
omfy
•Reu
sabl
e, h
ence
bet
ter f
or th
e en
viro
nmen
t•N
o ris
k of
Tox
ic S
hock
Sy
ndro
me
•No
chlo
rine
blea
chin
g ne
cess
ary
•Hav
e to
set a
side
tim
e to
was
h th
em•N
ot so
con
veni
ent i
f you
’re
out f
or
long
per
iods
of t
ime;
you
may
hav
e to
car
ry th
em h
ome
in a
pla
stic
bag
.•D
epen
ding
on
pad,
can
be
bulk
y•I
f you
just
was
h th
em b
y ha
nd, t
hey
can
get p
retty
har
d an
d cr
unch
y, so
a
was
hing
mac
hine
is n
eede
d•H
ighe
r ini
tial i
nves
tmen
t
Org
anic
Pad
s and
Tam
pons
Wha
t the
y ar
e:Th
ey’r
e pa
ds a
nd ta
mpo
ns, j
ust l
ike
conv
entio
nal o
nes e
xcep
t mad
e fr
om
orga
nic
cotto
n -t
ampo
ns a
re a
vaila
ble
with
or w
ithou
t app
licat
ors.
O
rgan
ic si
mpl
y m
eans
that
the
ingr
edie
nts a
re m
ade
with
out t
he u
se o
f sy
nthe
tic in
puts
, suc
h as
ferti
lizer
s, pe
stic
ides
, and
gen
etic
ally
mod
ified
or
gani
sms.
Wha
t the
y ar
e m
ade
of:
Pads
–no
n-ch
lorin
e bl
each
ed, o
rgan
ic c
otto
n w
ith p
last
ic li
ning
Tam
pons
–10
0% o
rgan
ic, n
on-c
hlor
ine
blea
ched
cot
ton
Whe
re to
get
them
:M
ost n
atur
al fo
od st
ores
, org
anic
esse
ntia
ls.c
om, n
atra
care
.com
, and
you
r ve
ry o
wn
SU B
ooks
tore
Goo
d A
spec
ts
Bad
Asp
ects
Org
anic
Pad
s and
Tam
pons
•Pes
ticid
e-fr
ee•N
o ch
lorin
e bl
each
ing
•No
rayo
n•I
f des
ired,
you
can
cut
them
to
the
size
that
is ri
ght f
or y
ou•E
asy
to u
se a
nd o
ften
fam
iliar
•Ver
y co
mfo
rtabl
e•N
o pe
rfum
es•N
o ris
k of
dio
xin
expo
sure
•Ava
ilabl
e at
the
SU B
ooks
tore
•As w
ith a
ny ta
mpo
n, th
ere
is a
ch
ance
of T
oxic
Sho
ck S
yndr
ome,
th
ough
no
case
s hav
e ev
er b
een
repo
rted
•Dis
posa
ble
and
was
tefu
l•O
ften
mor
e ex
pens
ive
than
m
ains
tream
pad
s and
tam
pons
As w
ith a
ny ta
mpo
n, v
agin
al m
ucus
is
abs
orbe
d, th
us a
lterin
g pH
bal
ance
, w
hich
can
lead
to y
east
infe
ctio
ns.
•Can
clo
g se
ptic
sys
tem
s•N
ot st
erile
•Can
be
diff
icul
t to
find
Sea
Spon
ges
Wha
t the
y ar
e:Se
a sp
onge
s are
ano
ther
reus
able
men
stru
al p
rote
ctio
n op
tion
from
the
past
. Th
ey a
re p
lant
-like
cre
atur
es g
row
ing
in c
olon
ies o
n th
e oc
ean
floor
. Th
ere
are
over
forty
five
hun
dred
var
ietie
s, th
e so
ftest
of w
hich
are
the
Atla
ntic
and
M
edite
rran
ean
Silk
s. A
s spo
nges
are
har
vest
ed, m
illio
ns o
f egg
and
sper
m c
ells
ar
e re
leas
ed in
to th
e su
rrou
ndin
g w
ater
, mak
ing
the
spon
ge a
rene
wab
le
reso
urce
. H
owev
er, w
e ca
nnot
, at t
his p
oint
, gua
rant
ee th
at th
eha
rves
ting
tech
niqu
es le
ave
a sm
all o
vera
ll ec
olog
ical
foot
prin
t. S
pong
es a
re a
lso
ques
tiona
ble
for s
trict
veg
ans.
How
it W
orks
:Si
mpl
y w
ash
out a
nd re
inse
rt ev
ery
4-6
hour
s, as
ofte
n as
you
wou
ld c
hang
e a
tam
pon.
Cle
an b
y si
mpl
y so
akin
g in
vin
egar
ove
rnig
ht; a
ir dr
y. T
ie o
r sew
on
a pi
ece
of c
otto
n st
ring
for e
asy
retri
eval
. Th
ey c
an b
e us
ed fo
r sev
eral
cyc
les
each
, the
n th
ey b
egin
to d
isin
tegr
ate.
Whe
re to
get
them
:N
atur
al fo
od st
ores
, jad
eand
pear
l.com
, urb
an-a
rmor
.org
, lun
apad
s.com
Not
e: T
ampa
ctio
n do
es n
ot fu
lly e
ndor
se se
a sp
onge
s bec
ause
of t
heir
que
stio
nabl
e ef
fect
s on
men
stru
al h
ealth
, the
env
iron
men
t, an
d liv
ing
sea
spon
ges.
Sea
Spon
ges
Goo
d A
spec
ts
B
ad A
spec
ts•R
eusa
ble
•No
chlo
rine
blea
chin
g•A
fford
able
•You
can
cut
them
to th
e si
ze
that
is ri
ght f
or y
ou•E
asy
to u
se•E
xtre
mel
y co
mfo
rtabl
e –
you
can’
t rea
lly fe
el th
em w
hen
you’
re w
earin
g th
em•F
un to
was
h in
pub
lic!
•Sin
ce th
ey d
wel
l on
the
ocea
n flo
or, t
heir
may
be
pollu
tant
s or t
oxin
s in
them
•The
y be
gin
to d
isin
tegr
ate
afte
r sev
eral
m
onth
s –no
stud
ies h
ave
been
don
e on
th
e ef
fect
s of t
his
•Dis
inte
grat
ing
spon
ge p
artic
les +
mos
t ab
sorb
ent p
art o
f one
’s b
ody
= po
tent
ially
ha
zard
ous
•Cou
ld b
e en
viro
nmen
tally
unf
riend
ly
give
n th
at th
ey’r
e ha
rves
ted
from
the
botto
m o
f the
oce
an•T
hey
have
to b
e cl
eane
d w
ell
•Can
be
mes
sy to
cha
nge
•Lik
e ta
mpo
ns, a
bsor
b m
ore
than
just
m
enst
rual
blo
od a
nd a
ffect
pH
bal
ance
•An
anim
al p
rodu
ct, t
hey’
re n
ot v
egan
•Not
ster
ile
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e C
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riso
n
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•The
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ies,
Our
selv
esby
the
Bos
ton
Wom
en’s
Hea
lth C
olle
ctiv
e•T
he M
useu
m o
f Men
stru
atio
n (M
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)•T
he B
ody
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ectb
y Jo
an B
rum
berg
Ther
e is
als
o pe
ndin
g le
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atio
n “t
o am
end
the
Publ
ic H
ealth
Ser
vice
Act
to
esta
blis
h a
prog
ram
of r
esea
rch
rega
rdin
g th
e ris
ks p
osed
by
the
pres
ence
of
diox
in, s
ynth
etic
fibe
rs, a
nd o
ther
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itive
s in
fem
inin
e hy
gien
e pr
oduc
ts,
and
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stab
lish
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ogra
m fo
r the
col
lect
ion
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ysis
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ata
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ndro
me.
” It
is R
ep. C
arol
yn M
alon
ey’s
H.R
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1 “T
he R
obin
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anie
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hich
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e H
ouse
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mitt
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ilar b
ill (H
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duce
d by
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oney
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as
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rred
to th
e Su
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ee o
n H
ealth
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ary
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ns h
ave
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nce.
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