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Scotland to be first country to provide free period products

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Scotland will become the first country in the world to protect the right to access free period products with a new law which is set to go into effect on Monday. The Scottish parliament introduced the change by unanimously passing the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act in November 2020. The legislation made it a legal right to have free access to sanitary products in public buildings.

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Republic World

Scotland becomes first country in the world to make sanitary products free for all

Scotland's Social Justice Secretary Shona Robison hailed decision saying that women have been forced to make "difficult choices due to the high cost of living.

3 years ago·Mumbai, India

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The Manila Times

Scotland first country to ensure access to free period products

Edinburgh, United Kingdom: Scotland will on Monday become the first country in the world to ensure universal access to free period products following the passing of landmark legislation in 2020.Councils and education providers will be legally required to make period products available free of charge to anyone who needs them, the Scottish government said in a statement issued Sunday."Providing access to free period products is fundamental to equa…

3 years ago·Manila, Philippines

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Sky News UK

Scotland to become first country in world to provide free period products

The legislation, which was originally proposed by Labour MSP Monica Lennon, was unanimously approved by the Scottish Parliament back in 2020.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Metro News

Scotland will be world's first country to provide free tampons

Scotland is paving the way for more countries to do the same (Picture: PA)Scotland will become the first country in the world to legally protect the right to free period products when new legislation comes into force tomorrow.The Period Products Act means councils and education providers will be legally required to make free sanitary products available to those who need them.Since 2017, around £27 million has been spent to provide access in publ…

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The National

Legal right to access free period products comes into force on Monday

THE legal right to have access to free period products comes into force in Scotland on Monday.

3 years ago·Glasgow, United Kingdom

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Die Presse

Menstruationsartikel in Schottland ab Montag kostenlos zugänglich

"Wir sind stolz, die erste nationale Regierung zu sein, die einen solchen Schritt geht", erklärte Ministerin Robinson. Schottland ist Vorreiter im Kampf gegen die "Perioden-Armut".

3 years ago·Vienna, Austria

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