Bill Shorten tells NDIS recipients to just hold in their period blood

NDIS Minister Bill Shorten has responded to criticisms of his plan to reclassify menstrual products as ‘lifestyle related’ items meaning they could end up no longer being subsidised for many NDIS recipients who can’t afford them , as the products are somehow still yet to be made free for everyone in this country.

Shorten has denied this to the NDIS cut would be an issue, suggesting that people on their periods should just try ‘holding it in’ instead.

“Menstrual products are just a lifestyle item, not a need.” claimed the cis man.

“Disabled people just need to learn to live with a bit of blood. And if for some reason someone can’t hold it in and wouldn’t want to free-bleed onto their wheelchair, maybe trying putting on a band-aid. That’s what I do when I’m bleeding. No need to buy this products.”

Shorten told reporters that the change to classify menstrual products alongside other items like Playstation 5s and trampolines was in order to deliver what he promised when he said he would ‘save the NDIS’.

“Most Australians support the idea of a fully funded NDIS, and clearly what that means is they want me to cut availability to menstrual products. What else could that election mandate have possibly meant?”