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A mum has sparked fierce debate after revealing her children paint with her menstrual blood.

Jasmine Alicia Carter, founder of Sacred Woman and the ‘Menstrual Art Movement’, regularly uses her menstrual blood to create intricate artwork. But it’s a recent video showing her children joining in that’s dividing opinion online.

“My boys were conceived in blood, held in blood, nourished by blood, and brought into this world through blood,” Jasmine wrote.

“They grew up watching their mama paint with it every month. To them there is absolutely nothing strange about that. Their whole school knows, the teachers knows, friends and families know.”

Supporters say she’s helping break down the stigma surrounding menstruation and encouraging children to see it as a natural part of life. Critics, however, argue involving children crosses a line.

“For you to paint with it is one thing, that’s fine. But letting your kids play with your blood, no matter where it came from, is gross and unsafe,” one commenter wrote.

Another said: “Imagine being so desperate for relevance that you block anyone pointing out actual medical facts. Playing with and painting with bodily fluids is nasty, unsanitary, and a literal biohazard.”

A third added: “I’m not sure she realises that blood is probably the best medium to grow bacteria in… Unless she has a way to sterilise her blood she’s exposing herself and her children to unnecessary risk.”

However, Jasmine has defended allowing her children to paint with her menstrual blood, saying many people misunderstand what a biohazard actually is.

“A biohazard refers to a potential infectious risk in certain contexts and is not an inherent property of a substance,” she wrote.

“For a healthy woman, menstrual blood is a normal biological fluid from a healthy reproductive process. It is not simply ‘waste,’ nor is it automatically dangerous because it is menstrual blood.

“My practice has always been grounded in respect, education and proper hygiene.”

Australian health authorities advise treating blood and other body fluids with caution because they can carry bloodborne viruses in some circumstances. While menstrual blood isn’t automatically infectious, standard infection control advice recommends avoiding unnecessary contact with another person’s blood, particularly where it could come into contact with broken skin or mucous membranes.

The video has divided parents, with many saying they support challenging menstrual stigma but feel involving children takes the idea too far.

What do you think? Is this simply an unconventional way to teach children about periods, or does it cross the line?

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  • This is absolutely absurd! Why does a mother need to share their blood let alone their menstrual blood in an artistic form, let alone any form at all. I feel this is going well beyond the means of being artistic with more like being unethical in doing. This mother is looking to be ridiculed for and should now stop!

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  • This is absolutely absurd! Why does a mother need to share their blood let alone their menstrual blood in an artistic form, let alone any form at all. I feel this is going well beyond the means of being artistic with more like being unethical in doing. This mother is looking to be ridiculed for and should now stop!

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  • Yeah umh no ! Personally I think period blood has a smell to it due to iron and somewhat musky from naturally occurring vaginal bacteria. Facing your own period blood may be okay, but facing the period blood from another is quite disgusting to me, let alone touch it. The other day someone dropped a used period pad beside our car and I thought it was pretty yuck to have to remove it.

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  • I’m a little confused and unsure as to why someone would do this, what the purpose of it is. Each to their own but I don’t think it should be publicized. Not sure how hygienic it is. Can’t say I have ever heard of this before, quite different. Just saying

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  • I’m a little confused and unsure as to why someone would do this, what the purpose of it is. Each to their own but I don’t think it should be publicized. Not sure how hygienic it is. Can’t say I have ever heard of this before, quite different. Just saying

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  • Yeah I do not care what anyone says – periods are gross! Why would you want to share that with the world? It is going another step too far to get your kids to touch it. Blood is a bio hazard and is unsanitary. Yeah this is just a huge nope for me. The very thought!

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  • I am a little disgusted by this, each to their own but still this is something I would not be doing or recommending. It is unhygienic and just gross. If someone i knew told me they were doing this, i am not sure i would be able to hold back my reactions to this. I do not know why this mum thinks it is ok.

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  • Seems very much like an attention-getting move. Please stop using your children to get clicks, likes or for the sensational response. It’s one thing for children to know about bodily functions, it’s another to let them be physically exposed to it. Are you going to limit it to that? Or is fecal matter and urine next? Like where are you drawing the line?

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  • Now I’ve heard everything! This is just so gross it’s beyond belief. I’m all for normalising everything to do with a woman’s body but this just takes the cake. The one and only question I have is WHY?? This has nothing to do with normalising anything, she just wanted to be in the limelight for her 15mins of fame. Well, she’s achieved that and she’s shown everyone exactly who she is. I think she should spend more time normalising herself. This is just beyond ridiculous and unsafe.

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  • It is unhealthy to be letting kids or anyone use blood of any kind, it is full of bacteria and pathegons, and numerous other things the body is shedding. To me it seems a bit evil too. Try using beetroot, the kids won’t know the difference. What I don’t get is why? Kids don’t need to know about these things so early. There are heaps of natural & safe paints on the market these days.

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  • My daughter is in her last year from Bachelor of visual arts. She has been inspired by nature in her work and uses a lot of natural products to paint with. She used water from a nearby swamp in her work, uses berries, flower pebbles, beetroot, tea and so on. But menstrual blood would certainly not be on her list.

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  • Lol, yeah I can imagine this triggered a debate ! Although I’m all for normalizing menstruation, I do think we should be cautious with any type of blood (and any medical professional would confirm this). Menstrual blood is normal, poo is also normal. Do we let our kids paint with poo too ?

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  • Oh goodness. I’m all for normalising things that happen to the female body and removing the stigma that we unfairly carry, but this is too much for me. You can educate without it having to be an actual hands on approach. I think it’s gross and a bit weird. But that’s my take

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