“Menstruation is normal. Free universal access to tampons, pads and reusable options should be normal too.”
In the UK, toilet paper is considered a "necessity," unlike tampons, which are taxed like a luxury item.
A bill passed with no opposition in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday and will now move on to its next stage, in which MPs can propose amendments. Through a very public debate, the bill is already lifting the stigma of “period poverty” , advocates say.. “Free universal access to tampons, pads and reusable options should be normal too.”
“For some reason, period products are regarded by some as a luxury, a luxury for which women should be charged,” Alison Johnstone, a member of parliament, said during debate. “Why is it in 2020 that toilet paper is seen as a necessity but period products aren't?”. Yet there has been some movement toward eliminating those taxes in recent years. Connecticut, for example, passed a bill in 2016 that killed the tax.
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