"LANSING, MI -- Free tampons would be distributed in Michigan schools and government buildings under a pair of bills introduced by Rep. Sarah Roberts, D-St. Clair Shores.
"Feminine hygiene products are an essential health care need for girls and women and these products should be free and readily available in schools and government buildings," said Roberts in a press release."Currently, those in need of these necessary items must ask for them or have an exact amount of money to pay for them in a dispensary machine.
Women and girls who are caught off-guard when their period starts shouldn't have to worry about exact change or how to find a feminine hygiene product."
HB 5426 would require the state to provide the products in state buildings. HB 5427 would require school districts to provide the products..."
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