Over recent years, people who experience periods have worked tirelessly to combat the stigma that surrounds that ‘time of the month’.
Whether it’s raising awareness of what constitutes a ‘normal’ period or whether it’s renaming feminine hygiene aisles, changes are being made to how we treat, and talk about, menstruation.
And now Spain has come under the spotlight after the country’s government has acknowledged the impact that severe period pain can have on people’s lives.
In fact, Spain has become the first European country to approve a law that gives women suffering from severe period pain ‘menstrual leave’.
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