The Scottish Parliament voted unanimously to pass a measure that makes free period products available to anyone who needs them, the first country to do so
Nicola Sturgeon, the first minister of Scotland, posted on Twitter shortly after the vote Tuesday evening thatshe was “proud to vote for this groundbreaking legislation” which she called an “important policy for women and girls.”
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LONDON — Scotland has become the first country in the world to make period products freely available to all who need them, after final approval was given to a landmark piece of legislation in Parliament on Tuesday.
The measures are intended to end “period poverty” — or the circumstances, and in some cases, prohibitive expense that have left many without access to sanitary products when they need them.
Nicola Sturgeon, the first minister of Scotland, posted on Twitter shortly after the vote Tuesday evening that she was “proud to vote for this groundbreaking legislation” which she called an “important policy for women and girls.”
A draft bill received initial approval in Parliament earlier this year, but Tuesday’s vote saw the measure officially pass, with lawmakers voting unanimously in its favor.
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