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Women and girls in homeless facilities will get free access to menstrual products under a new law mandating shelters to stock tampons, sanitary napkins and panty liners for their tenants. Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law Tuesday the New Jersey Feminine Hygiene Products for the Homeless Act, a bill that lingered in the state Legislature since early 2022. The bill adds to the Democrat’s list of women’s health legislation enacted during his tenure as New Jersey’s governor. He also signed this week a bill intending to expand access to doulas for pregnant women, and previously required all public s…

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