Free Tampons: NYC Passes Law to Require Tampons to Be Made Available in Schools, Jails, Shelters

Free Tampons: NYC Passes Law to Require Tampons to Be Made Available in Schools, Jails, Shelters | Health News | US News:
"New York City lawmakers have passed what advocates call a pioneering requirement for free tampons and sanitary pads in public schools, homeless shelters and jails.
In a first of its kind, New York City passed a law mandating the free distribution of tampons in select locations.
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is on track to become the nation's first city to require free tampons and sanitary pads in public schools, homeless shelters and jails after lawmakers approved the idea Tuesday amid a national discussion of the costs of having a period.
The proposal, which Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration supports, marks a new direction in activists' push to dismantle what they see as unfair financial barriers between women and needed sanitary products..."