8M: France to refund menstruation funds for people under 25
- March 7, 2023
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From 2024, France will refund the cost of reusable menstrual products for women under 25 years of age, a measure designed to combat the fragility of young people
From 2024, France will refund the cost of reusable menstrual products for women under 25 years of age, a measure designed to combat the fragility of young people ahead of International Women’s Day (8M) on 8 March.
The initiative was announced on Monday by French Prime Minister Elisabeth Born. in an interview with France 5 television in which he called it “unthinkable” that there are people in France who cannot have access to these kinds of basic items.
“We are going to implement Social Security compensation for reusable periodic protection starting in 2024. for all young women under the age of 25,” the document says.
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the refund will only apply to products purchased at the pharmacy, but you won’t need any prescription or medical order.
In 2021, France has already launched a free distribution of this kind of hygiene items in universities and student residences.
Spain, for its part, has in recent days recognized for the first time the right of women to take time off from work due to painful and incapacitating periods of 3 to 5 days, as outlined in the reform of the abortion law, which was approved by Congress. deputies and became a pioneer in this matter in Europe.
The Spanish reform, rejected by right-wing parties, sees menstrual health as a right and as part of the right to health.
The new law in Spain also aims to combat menstrual poverty and, in this sense, obliges the provision of free menstrual hygiene products – tampons, pads or menstrual cups – in educational centers, prisons and social centers for women in vulnerable situations.
(EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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