Local Deputies Include Menstrual Health in CDMX Study Plans and Programs; Specialists' Opinions Will Be Considered

The Congress of Mexico City has approved a measure to integrate menstrual health education into the curriculum for primary and secondary schools. This decision, made during an extraordinary session, also mandates that the opinions of specialists in menstrual health and reproductive rights be considered when developing educational plans and programs.

The capital's Secretariat of Education will also launch awareness and training programs for teachers and administrative staff on menstrual health and reproductive rights. These programs aim to foster an environment of respect and inclusion within schools.

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Talking about dignified menstruation should not be uncomfortable. What is uncomfortable is that for decades millions of girls, adolescents and women have had to live menstruation in silence, with stigma, discrimination and misinformation.

This move follows a recent approval of a measure that establishes dignified menstruation as a constitutional right. Morena deputy Erika Rosales highlighted that these initiatives seek to center menstrual dignity as a human right, an issue often overlooked. She expressed concern that many girls still feel ashamed to discuss their periods at school, and that adolescents face ridicule or exclusion for a natural biological process.

Rosales emphasized that discussing dignified menstruation should not be uncomfortable. She stated that the discomfort lies in decades of silence, stigma, discrimination, and misinformation faced by millions of girls, adolescents, and women. With this approval, Mexico City positions itself at the forefront of recognizing these rights, sending a powerful message that the well-being and dignity of girls, adolescents, and women matter.

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Mexico City will be at the forefront of recognizing rights, because the approved measure sends a very powerful message: that the rights of girls, adolescents and women do matter, as do their well-being and dignity.