On Period Action Day, 1 in 4 struggle to buy menstrual products. 22 states still tax them.
“In the U.S., one in four people who need menstrual products today struggle to afford them, according to advocacy nonprofit Alliance for Period Supplies. And more than 20 states still tax period products, often as “nonessential” items or luxury goods. Activists and numerous nonprofits are working to change those sobering realities.”