PERIOD PRODUCTS (FREE PROVISION) (SCOTLAND) BILL

About:

• The bill is titled, “Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill” and was passed unanimously by the Scottish Parliament on November 24, making Scotland the first country to take such a step.
  
  
• The bill was passed with the aim of tackling “period poverty”, which is when some people who need period products struggle to afford them.
  
  
• One of its central objectives is to “end the silence and stigma” that surrounds menstruation and also aims to remove “gendered barriers”. The bill aims to ensure that those who menstruate have “reasonably convenient” access to period products free of charge.