In the midst of the so-called "menstrual poverty", where sufficient sanitary products are not available, in Scotland in the northern part of England, a law has been enforced that obliges local governments to provide sanitary products free of charge to those who need them. I was.
In Scotland, a law that came into effect on the 15th requires local governments to provide free menstrual products to all those who need them in order to address "menstrual poverty" where sufficient supplies are not available for economic reasons. and educational institutions.
In Scotland, the local government has invested more than £27 million (4.3 billion yen in Japanese yen) since 2017 to make sanitary products available free of charge at some public facilities. became compulsory after the enforcement of
The Scottish Government said it was the first time in the world that the right to free sanitary products had been enshrined in law, saying: "These rights are more important than ever as inflation drives up the cost of living. There is.
Last year, the New Zealand government announced that it would provide free sanitary products at all schools and the French government at universities. .