“These are not luxury items. They are indeed essential.” That’s the thinking behind Scotland’s move today to become the first country in the world to make tampons and sanitary pads free: via nytimes
The legislation would make tampons and sanitary pads available at designated public places such as community centres, youth clubs and pharmacies, at an estimated annual cost of 24.1 million pounds .
During the debate, the bill's proposer Monica Lennon said passing it would be a "milestone moment for normalising menstruation in Scotland and sending out that real signal to people in this country about how seriously parliament takes gender equality."
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