The Period Products Act makes Scotland first country to offer free tampons and pads, responding to PeriodPoverty via healthing_ca HealthNews Menstruation PeriodProducts
It's estimated that globally, 500 million people experience "period poverty," meaning they can't afford vital menstrual products. GETTY
Scotland has officially become the first country in the world to mandate that free menstrual products be made available to anyone who needs them., which went into effect this week, will allow jurisdictions to decide how they will provide tampons and menstrual pads “reasonably easily” to anyone who needs them. Public services and institutions must provide the products for free.
The Scottish law essentially puts pads and tampons in the same category as toilet paper — the logic is that they’re all objects necessary for public health, and so should be freely available. While this is likely welcome news to any menstruating person, its most significant impact will be on low-income people. One 2021 survey found that the average woman spends about USD$13.25 on pads or tampons every month. During the average female reproductive cycle — from ages 12 and 52 — that’s more than CAD$8,000. It’s estimated that globally, 500 million people experience “period poverty,” meaning they can’t afford vital menstrual products.
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