Scotland becomes first country to make period products free; U.S. taxes them like luxury items
Scotland just became the first country in the world to pass legislation making feminine menstrual hygiene products free to “anyone who needs them.” The BBC reports that the legislation—Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill—which was first introduced by Labor MSP Monica Lennon in April of 2019, passed unanimously in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday.
Lennon has been working on the movement to end “period poverty” for years now.