Right to menstrual health a fundamental right: Apex court

In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court on Friday held that the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution includes the right to menstrual health, recognising it as an essential facet of human dignity, privacy and bodily autonomy of girl children, encompassing access to safe, effective and affordable menstrual hygiene management (MHM).

- PARMOD KUMAR

A Bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan on Friday observed that “access to safe, effective, and affordable menstrual hygiene management measures helps a girl child attain the highest standard of sexual and reproductive health. The right to healthy reproductive life embraces the right to access education and information about sexual health.”