Scotland Makes Period Products FREE

      Scotland has become the FIRST country to make period products free! As you can imagine, this is huge news. Period Poverty is an issue that is experienced by millions across the world and this is a huge step in the right direction. First, if you are not sure what period poverty is, period poverty is a global challenge, where menstruating individuals cannot afford or do not have access to proper menstrual products for their period. Period Poverty specifically targets poor and homeless women, girls, transgender, and non-binary individuals. 
       Many states in the United States and other countries across the globe continue to impose a tax on menstrual products which makes them even more of a luxury for these targeted groups. This is why, it is huge news that Scotland has made the products free. Many states are working on just removing the tampon tax, let alone making them entirely free. The Period Products (Free Provision)(Scotland) Bill ensures that anyone who needs period products will get them, by law. Even before this amazing step, Scotland had already made efforts to end period poverty in their country by making period products free in schools, colleges, and universities. 
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