Reusable menstrual products covered by health insurance from 1 October — a step forward critics say does not go far enough

From Thursday 1 October, reusable period products are fully or partially covered by health insurance for all women under 26 and for those in the most precarious financial situations, three years after the measure was first proposed.

Nearly 7 million people will now be able to collect period pants or menstrual cups from pharmacies. The government justifies the reimbursement by the “ecological” nature of these products.

Among students at the University of Paris Nanterre, the measure is welcomed — but only up to a point.