00:00Hi, I'm health reporter Sarah McCann. A new petition is asking the government for paid
00:05menstrual leave for conditions such as endometriosis or adenomyosis. Launched on July 29th, it received
00:11over 10,000 signatures within the first 24 hours and is urging the government to implement a
00:17menstrual leave policy similar to the one recently passed in Portugal. It would provide up to three
00:23days of paid menstrual leave for individuals who are experiencing dysmenorrhea. It would only require
00:30one single annual medical certificate and would ensure that there was full employment protections
00:36including no loss of pay, benefits or seniority. The petition was created by advocate Michelle Devoir
00:43and currently has over 60,000 signatures with the aim of getting up to 100,000 so a debate can be
00:50held in Parliament. The petition is available to sign on Parliament petitions and you can find out more
00:56about the campaign, how to support it at Michelle's Instagram account m underscore m underscore endometriosis.
