00:01Taiwan is proposing vouchers worth about 40 U.S. dollars per year for menstrual products,
00:07specifically for teenage girls and young women.
00:10Menstrual products are a necessity, but an extra cost for women around the world,
00:14especially for those struggling to make ends meet,
00:17as about 9 percent of women in Taiwan struggle to buy sanitary items for their monthly needs.
00:22In my own way, I want to use 170 U.S. dollars per month, and eat 90 U.S. dollars per month.
00:28Right now, free products are not limited to low-income students.
00:32They're available to anyone with urgent needs.
00:35The current policy in Taiwan, implemented by the Education Ministry in 2023,
00:40allocates over US$8 million each year to menstrual products.
00:45It suggests schools of all levels make feminine hygiene items freely available in clean, convenient locations.
00:51But there have been arguments from civil groups,
00:54saying that the vouchers should replace the free sanitary products
00:57to avoid stigmatizing disadvantaged students and improve access to quality products.
01:02And while some who would be eligible for the vouchers are happy to see some assistance,
01:07they also say cash doesn't help in an emergency.
01:10The expenses are quite high.
01:12I think it's quite a benefit.
01:15We don't need to be able to take care of these things.
01:17But I actually see that it is more like everyone's love to put in love.
01:23That I think it's a bit of a doubt.
01:26It's not a difference.
01:28I think it's not a difference.
01:30Because if you put in love, it means that people don't want to take.
01:34We don't want to take it.
01:36If you have a toilet, you don't want to take it.
01:39If you don't have a toilet, you don't want to take it.
01:42I would like to use it.
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