Scotland becomes first country in the world to make sanitary products free
Scotland becomes first country in the world to make sanitary products free; can India follow suit?
While there are small-scale initiatives that make available sanitary pads at nominal rates, 70 per cent Indian women do not have access to sanitary napkins, as per a Nielsen survey conducted in October 2010
Scotland's new act has been hailed as a historic one; can India replicate it? (Source: Getty Images/Thinkstock)
Members of the Scottish Parliament unanimously passed The Period Products (Free Provision)(Scotland) Act on Tuesday which makes it legally mandatory for all public institutions to provide period products, including tampons and pads to all those who need them.
According to Labour member Monica Lennon, who has been spearheading the grassroots campaign for the past four years and introduced the Bill in April 2019, the goal is to eliminate “period poverty,
Monica Lennon : Thank you to everyone who has campaigned for period dignity and to my MSP colleagues for backing the Bill tonight. A proud day for Scotland and a signal to the world that free universal access to period products can be achieved.”.
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The Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill has been passed unanimously by MSPs this evening. (Nov, 24, 2020)
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