All women in Scotland will soon be able to access sanitary items without paying a cent, in a world-first move. She said nearly 95,000 people aged 9 to 18 may stay at home during their periods because they were not able to afford period products. She would also like to see period poverty treated as a sanitation issue here, “just like urination and faeces are a sanitation issue”. 123rf Scotland has made a world-first decision to make sure all of its citizens have access to period products. “We can all come together and agree that people don't choose to have a period, and that just as there's toilet paper available, there should be period products available.”

Source: Stuff November 26, 2020 01:46 UTC