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Scotland set to become the first country in the world to make period poverty history

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period poverty history.MSPs are expected to vote in pioneering laws on Tuesday requiring sanitary products to be freely accessible to anyone who needs them.The Bill comes after a three-year campaign by Labour’s health spokeswoman Monica Lennon, which has won cross-party support.It will mean schools, colleges and universities will need to provide tampons and other items in toilets, while local authorities will also be required to have a scheme available.Lennon said: “This is a bold and ground-breaking piece of legislation.

I hope it will inspire other countries to follow our lead and normalise the notion that period poverty just isn’t acceptable.“No girl or woman should have to worry about being able to afford or have access to period.

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