HORMONE replacement therapy would be free for menopausal women under a proposed new law.
Labour MP Carolyn Harris wants prescription charges scrapped.
It is currently available on prescription for £9.35 a time in England but is free in Scotland and Wales.
And Ms Harris is “extremely confident” that she has enough MPs to back her private member’s bill, which will get a second reading this month.
She said: “Is this government really prepared to let women in England suffer if they can’t afford to treat the symptoms of their menopause, while women in Wales and Scotland get access to their medications for free?
“Talk about doing English women a disservice.”
The drug tops up levels of oestrogen and progesterone to ease symptoms of menopause including hot flushes, night sweats and mood swings.
Fab Daily’s Menopause Matters, which we launched yesterday, is campaigning to make HRT free on the NHS and for a menopause policy at workplaces.
One in three women is currently experiencing the menopause.
But many dismiss it as just a few hot flushes even though it can lead to brain fog, depression, insomnia, lack of libido, brittle bones, thinning hair and heart palpitations.
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