It means Scotland will become the first country to make period products freely available. The Labour MSP has been working to tackle period poverty since she was elected to Holyrood in 2016. "Our prize is the opportunity to consign period poverty to history. "This new law will help to ensure that no girl or woman in Scotland struggles to afford period products." "We know, for example, that only a third (31%) of girls in Scotland feel comfortable asking teachers for period products in school.

Source: Daily Mirror November 24, 2020 18:38 UTC