Only 18 U.S. states require medically accurate sex education in schools, and even fewer require that menstrual education be part of that. Meanwhile, 22 states still have a tax on tampons and other ...

Hope in a Bag -- Dignity Grows Totes provides a month's supply of hygiene products and period necessities, distributed through partner social service agencies that identify the needs of their unique ...

House Bill 1069, also known as the “Don’t Say Period” bill, which passed in Florida’s Republican-controlled House at the end of March, means what you think it means. The bill proposes banning any form ...

Aunt Flo, that time of the month, Shark Week — whatever you call it, periods are a fact of life for about half the population. D.C. schools will teach students about the menstrual cycle under new ...

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New Jersey public schools will offer free menstrual products to students in grades 6-12 when classes start this fall. A new law requires schools to include tampons and sanitary napkins in at least ...

Orlando's new period pantry. Credit: Courtesy of Stand With Abortion Now (SWAN) A new “period pantry” offering free pads, tampons, heating pads and even Midol for people in need has been placed ...

NORTH ADAMS — Thanks to a group of local youth, free menstrual products are available at the North Adams Public Library. Members of a teen art club at the library, and Holly Dix, the librarian who ...