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The Scottish Parliament at Holyrood
A PROPOSED LAW ensuring cost-free access to sanitary products is set to be debated in the Scottish Parliament after receiving cross-party support.
Labour MSP Monica Lennon is campaigning to end “period poverty” across Scotland by placing a “legislative duty” on the Scottish government to offer free supplies of tampons and sanitary pads.
Her member’s Bill would also compel schools, colleges and universities to stock sanitary products.
Seventeen years after losing her council job due to needing endometriosis surgery, Michelle Dewar’s campaign for paid menstrual leave gained 50,000 signatures in a week, reports ELIZABETH SHORT
Susan Galloway talks to ASH REGAN MSP about her “Unbuyable” Bill, seeking to tackle the commercial sexual exploitation of women in Scotland
DANIEL GOVER considers the procedural complexities awaiting a Private Member’s Bill in its passage through Commons and Lords