The Medical Council of Canada has expanded the list of items that can be taken into its qualifying examination without advance permission to include menstrual products, among other belongings.
Last fall, the MCC faced criticism for prohibiting women from bringing tampons or menstrual pads into exam rooms while writing multi-hour tests.
She told The Canadian Press it was "sexist and unfair" to confiscate feminine hygiene products from exam takers, or to require them to ask exam supervisors for access to them in the middle of a test.
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