Scotland has moved to become the first nation to make tampons and pads free.
The Scottish parliament advanced legislation on Tuesday that would ensure free universal access to tampons, pads and other menstrual products, in a huge stride for the global movement against period poverty.The Period Products Scotland Bill passed through the first stage with 112 votes in favor and one abstention. No one opposed the bill.She had no sanitary pads.
"Menstruation is normal," Lennon said."Free universal access to tampons, pads and reusable options should be normal too."One in 10 girls in the United Kingdom have been unable to afford period products, according to a 2017 survey from Plan International UK. The survey also found that nearly half of all girls aged 14 to 21 are embarrassed by their periods, while about half had missed an entire day of school because of them.
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