Arunachalam Muruganantham Quotes

We had a segment called Tampon Tuesdays that I was very proud of; that was hilarious because there are a lot of women's issues out there that a lot of people don't know about because they're not women, and they don't have to go through them.

There's such a stigma around girls' periods, and women's sexuality - girls can't speak out for themselves or be who they want to be. I think that coming from the social platform that I have, I try to be a positive influence, and this was something that I felt needed to be seen and heard.

I already have a pet project called Project Shakti and it aims on educating women on menstruation cycle.

As we know, menstrual hygiene is an issue women have been facing over the years. It's great that the initiative to provide low-cost sanitary napkins has been undertaken. It is an empowering step for many women.

Every father, brother, and husband should know about menstruation. It is not just about women; it is about men, too.

You can send women to the Moon or Mars later. First, provide sanitary pads to them.

To break the age-old taboos and to see girls and women use pads was a difficult task.

I was horrified to find out that a startling percentage of women, even in Bengaluru, do not go out or wash their hair during their periods.

Ask any woman and she'll tell you: health care for women is more expensive than it is for men. In fact, during their reproductive years, women spend 68% more on health care than men do.

Women's health is one of WHO's highest priorities.

There are some great questions to ask your doctor. If he says 'no,' then you find yourself a different doctor. There really has to be a change in how we medically look at women at this time. I mean, this is not just baby gloom.

Maternal health remains a staggering challenge, particularly in the developing world. Globally, a woman dies from complications in childbirth every minute.

Restricting access to such a basic health care service, which 99% of sexually experienced American women have used and 62% of American women are using right now, is out of touch with public sentiment.

Young women who live in areas with high maternal mortality change their behavior less in response to HIV than young women who live in areas with low maternal mortality.

I have received so many messages of support from across the country - women and men speaking out because they agree that contraception needs to be treated as a basic health care service.

I've been trying to find women writers for my staff for a while now and I have three women on my staff and three guys so it's pretty equal. I don't know why that is. It's been the same thing for a while. It's hard for female comedians to stand out. That's weird. That's a shame.

Seventy-seven percent of anti-abortion leaders are men. 100% of them will never be pregnant.

When the health of a woman is involved I think the government has to be respectful.

… the lack of access to basic family planning services and information undermines a woman’s ability to determine her own destiny. It also increases illness and mortality rates of women and their children, and inhibits the ability of families to climb out of poverty.

We will never see a day when women of means are not able to get a safe abortion in this country.

Food banks have told us of the increasing donations of, and demand for, tampons and pads which are gratefully received by women struggling to afford them.

Planned Parenthood is not the front door of women's health. Not here in the 6th District, not in the state of Georgia, and not around the country.

The government should include menstrual hygiene in the curriculum.

Michigan is a state that wants access for women to healthcare.

I still support Planned Parenthood personally because they do a good job providing health care for women, have for generations in my congressional district.