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    Scotland Poised To Become 1st Country To Make Period Products Free

    In a few short years, Scotland has turned periods from a stigmatized subject to a selling point. The bill takes aim at "period poverty": when girls and women struggle to access menstrual products.
    by Laurel Wamsley Feb 27, 2020 3 minutes
    Scottish Parliament member Monica Lennon (right) joins supporters of the Period Products bill she sponsored, at a rally outside Parliament in Edinburgh on Tuesday. The legislation would make Scotland the first country in the world to make products like pads and tampons freely available.

    Scotland is now a big step closer to becoming the first country in the world to make tampons and pads free to anyone who needs them.

    The Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill passed through the first of three stages in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday by a vote of 112-0, with one abstention.

    Its champion is Monica Lennon, a Scottish Parliament member who has led a years-long campaign to build support for the measure. She first proposed the bill in 2017.

    "This is an amazing victory for everyone who has campaigned the after the vote.

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