The concept of free bleeding has many layers. It challenges the stigma and taboos around menstruating, is used to protest against the inaccessibility of products and education, draws attention to the capitalist greed in prices of products, and brings attention to the environmental issues around the toxicity from disposable products.

Through the lens of reproductive justice, sex education allows individuals to have knowledge of sexual and reproductive health, as well as issues relating to gender and sexuality, leading to increased autonomy over their own bodies.