Full Text of HR0701 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, All over the world, persons who menstruate face
| 3 | | numerous challenges in managing their menstruation, including
| 4 | | pads and other supplies being unavailable or unaffordable, a
| 5 | | lack of access to safe toilet facilities with clean water
| 6 | | where they can clean themselves in privacy, discriminatory
| 7 | | cultural norms or practices that make it difficult to maintain
| 8 | | good menstrual hygiene, a lack of education for all on the | 9 | | topic of
menstruation, and other struggles; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Poor menstrual hygiene undermines the educational
| 11 | | and occupational opportunities, health, and overall social | 12 | | status
of persons who menstruate; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, As a result, millions of persons who menstruate
| 14 | | are kept from reaching their full potential; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Menstrual Hygiene Day was initiated by the German
| 16 | | nonprofit WASH United in 2013; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Menstrual Hygiene Day is a global advocacy
| 18 | | platform that brings together the voices and actions of
| 19 | | nonprofits, government agencies, individuals, the private
| 20 | | sector, and the media to promote good menstrual hygiene
| 21 | | management for all persons who menstruate; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Menstrual Hygiene Day breaks the silence, raises
| 2 | | awareness, and changes negative social norms around menstrual
| 3 | | hygiene management; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Menstrual Hygiene Day engages decision-makers to
| 5 | | increase the political priority of and sparks action for
| 6 | | menstrual hygiene management at global, national, and local
| 7 | | levels; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, This movement has increased its support and | 9 | | impact each
year, resulting in organizers managing to reach a | 10 | | record-breaking 566
million people globally in 2021 with their | 11 | | stigma-breaking and positive health messaging
utilizing | 12 | | virtual and physical resources; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Menstrual Hygiene Day organizers have set a | 14 | | number of goals to be accomplished by 2030, including ensuring | 15 | | all persons who menstruate
have affordable access to menstrual | 16 | | products of their choice, ending period
stigma, ensuring | 17 | | access to accurate and useful educational information on
| 18 | | menstruation and menstrual health for all, and providing clean | 19 | | water for all
to aid in menstrual hygiene; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Every person who menstruates should be empowered
| 21 | | to manage their menstruation safely, hygienically, with
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| 1 | | confidence, and without shame; no person who menstruates
| 2 | | should be limited by something as natural and normal as a
| 3 | | period; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 5 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 | | we declare May 28, 2022 as Menstrual Hygiene Day in the State
| 7 | | of Illinois.
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