Scotland has passed a bill that has made period products such as tampons and pads free to all who need them.

The Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill, which passed unanimously, requires local authorities to ensure that period products are generally obtainable free of charge. Schools and colleges must ensure period products are freely available to students, and designated public places must also make the products available.

Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first minister, cheered the bill’s passage. “Proud to vote for this groundbreaking legislation, making Scotland the first country in the world to provide free period products for all who need them. An important policy for women and girls,” she wrote on Twitter.

Source: NPR

[https://www.npr.org/2020/11/25/938893768/scotland-becomes-first-country-to-make-period-products-free](https://www.npr.org/2020/11/25/938893768/scotland-becomes-first-country-to-make-period-products-free)