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3、Offer Free Period ProductsOn 15th August,Scotland became the first country to make period products freely available to those who need them.The Period Products Bill was first introduced by Monica Lennon,a member of the Scottish Parliament(MSP).She has been campaigning for change since 2016.After brin
4、ging the Bill to parliament in 2019,it was passed in 2020 with a unanimous vote in favour of the Act.Legally,education providers and councils in Scotland now have to make period products available.According to the Act:There must be no judgement as to the need,no limit to the amount of products an in
5、dividual can take,nor attempts to ration products.An app has been created to help people find period products.The app,called PickupMyPeriod,was created by Hey Girls.They say that there are already more than 1,000 pickup points.Celia Hodson is the founder of Hey Girls.She said that the Act will:“help
6、 thousands of people across the country who are often forced to make difficult and unsafe decisions about the products they use”.In a survey by Young Scot in 2018,around a quarter of those asked had had difficulty accessing the products they needed for their period in the past year.Hodson also said:
7、“We are thrilled this monumental day has finally arrived,although our fight to end period poverty and deliver period equality across the UK is far from over.”In England,there is a Period Products Scheme.This provides free products to those aged 16-19 in their place of education.The Welsh government
8、says almost 9million in funding has been spent providing free period products to those in communities,schools and colleges since 2018.Northern Ireland passed a law in May this year.This will mean that period products must legally be available in places of education as well as public places in the fu
9、ture.Photo:Period products.Glossarymenstruate Shed the lining of the uterus through monthly bleeding.unanimous Everyone agreeing on a matter.in favour of To agree with.monumentalSomething which is of great importance.Special Report UK News 22nd August 2022What is period poverty?Period poverty affect
10、s people who menstruate all over the world.It is when a person is unable to manage periods in a way which feels comfortable.They are unable to get hold of period products,such as sanitary pads and tampons.visit Questions1.Look at the sentence beginning:According to the Act Find and copy a word which
11、 is similar in meaning to limit.2.What do you think might happen now that the Period Products Bill has been brought in in Scotland?3.Tick to show whether the following statements are true or false.True FalsePeriod poverty only affects people living in the UK.There are more than 100,000 pickup points
12、 on the PickupMyPeriod app.In England,there is a scheme for free period products.Monica Lennon is an MSP.4.Using the fact box from the article,explain in your own words what is meant by the term period poverty.5.Number the events from 1-4 to show the order that they happened in.One has been done for
13、 you.Northern Ireland passed a law about free period products.1 Monica Lennon began campaigning for access to period products in Scotland.It became the law for education providers to provide period products in Scotland.The Period Products Bill was first brought to Parliament in Scotland.6.Using information from the article,explain what the PickupMyPeriod app does.Scotland to Offer Free Period Productsvisit
