Exclusive: We found Act MP Simon Court’s full menstrual cup sales pitch

During a parliamentary committee hearing, Act MP Simon Court suggested using menstrual cups as a solution to period poverty, citing their affordability at Chemist Warehouse for $15. However, his idea was met with criticism and objections from submitter Rachel Dibble and Te Pāti Māori’s Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, who found it disrespectful and offensive. The chair quickly moved on to the next agenda item, cutting short Court’s pitch for alternative uses of menstrual cups.

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