(Newser) – Like many places, Scotland is experiencing a severe cost-of-living crisis. But unlike anywhere else, local authorities are now legally required to provide tampons and other period products free of charge to anybody who needs them. The Period Products Act, which passed the Scottish Parliament in a unanimous vote in 2020, came into force on Monday, CNN reports. The act says the products should be available in public buildings and obtaining them should not be "complex nor bureaucratic." The law says people should be able to access the products "reasonably easily," with no questions asked or forms to fill in.

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