A bill has passed ensuring tampons and pads are to be distributed freely in New York

We all know the stress of having a period.

If it's not the stress of going through the emotional rollercoaster dealing with hormones, it's the physical pain of period cramps. On top of all that trauma, you have to go out and buy hygiene products to deal with the mess down there and they can be expensive enough. It's refreshing news that a bill has been passed in New York City to supply sanitary towels and tampons freely to women in schools, homeless shelters and prisons. According to The Huffington Post, members of the New York Council passed a bill which will grant women menstruating access to hygiene products in their nearby vicinity without spending a cent. The bill was passed among members by 49-0, guaranteeing the initiative will bring tampons and pads easily to suffering schoolgirls, homeless women and female convicts.

"No one should ever have to put their dignity on the line, simply because they have their period." @JulissaFerreras #MenstruationMatters

— NYC Council (@NYCCouncil) June 21, 2016

Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras spoke of the important issue which is sure to relieve girls and women in the New York area

"It is the only one of its kind, and it says periods are powerful. "Menstrual hygiene products are as necessary as toilet paper — and no one is freaking out about toilet paper."

The bill has yet to be signed into law by the city's Mayor DeBlasio which will make New York one of America's cities to freely offer female hygiene products to women.

Periods hv been stigmatized for far too long. Tdy @NYCCouncil leads the nation towards menstrual equity pic.twitter.com/DPufd1PqPk — Julissa Ferreras (@JulissaFerreras) June 21, 2016

It's not yet known if the initiative is to be introduced in other cities, but it would definitely be welcome in Dublin and Ireland's other towns and cities.

Lead image via Twitter