The issue is simple: Menstrual products are basic healthcare necessities, yet federal safety nets like SNAP and WIC strictly prohibit using EBT benefits to buy them because they are classified as non-food items. This restriction creates a devastating "Biological Penalty" for the 1 in 9 Maryland women and girls living below the poverty line, and directly hurts the women who make up 63% of all SNAP recipients. Forced to choose between food and basic hygiene, 64% of low-income women report being unable to afford period products at least once a year, often turning to "product stretching" or unsafe substitutes like rags and newspapers. These makeshift methods cause severe urogenital infections and life-threatening conditions like Toxic Shock Syndrome, driving up emergency room visits and straining Maryland’s healthcare infrastructure. This is a completely solvable problem: following the model of Illinois (HB 155), we demand that the Maryland General Assembly pass legislation to formally request a USDA federal waiver, allowing SNAP and WIC recipients to use their existing benefit cards to buy menstrual hygiene products. Sign your name to end period poverty, protect public health, and restore basic dignity to thousands of Maryland families.