https://www.foxnews.com/media/dem-lawmakers-gripe-about-economic-violence-not-being-paid-stay-home-from-work-when-menstruatingDem lawmakers gripe about the 'economic violence' of not being paid to stay home from work when menstruating
Rep. Adelita Grijalva used the phrase while promoting a bill that has 28 Democratic cosponsors and zero Republicans
Democratic lawmakers complained in late May about employers not providing paid leave for painful menstruation cycles, calling it "economic violence."
"Forcing a worker to choose between paying her rent or losing a day's pay to recover from a grueling gynecological procedure is not a choice. It’s economic violence," Rep. Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., said during a press conference on May 21.
Grijalva was joined by Reps. Yassamin Ansari, D-Ariz., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., who are backing Ansari's Reproductive Healthcare Leave Act, which is a part of her "H.E.R." (Healthy, Equity, Rights) Agenda.
Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Ariz., told TIME in an article published on Sunday that she often ends up "on the bathroom floor, in the fetal position, crying, moaning, or vomiting" from menstrual pain.
