Tackling 'Period Poverty,' Scotland Is 1st Nation to Make Sanitary Products Free
Source: NYT
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 on 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.
Two years ago, Scotland also made history when it began providing free sanitary products to students at schools, colleges and universities, through a government program. Wales and England followed last year with similar programs that provide free sanitary products in schools.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/24/world/europe/scotland-period-poverty.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur
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Now if I can just find some toilet paper at the store 
Nicola Sturgeon 
I say that as a man approaching 70 yrs. old.
This is a struggle for so many women, I remember hearing that it's the most in-demand product at shelters. 
And at least the products are identifiable in Scotland! I once needed to purchase some while in Finland, was shy abut asking advice and didn't speak the language, so I had to go by the illustrations on the packages! 
