We need to work together to end the tampon tax nationwide. Affordable sanitary products are not a luxury and need to be treated as what they are— a necessity. Condoms and Viagra are not taxed whereas pads, tampons, diva cups, and other necessary hygiene products are. According to InStyle, “Using an average state sales tax of 5 percent, Americans who menstruate are spending more than $275 million a year on state taxes on their period products.” Senator Christina Garcia says, “The ‘tampon tax’ is now “the only gender-specific tax on the books in California.” According to Refinery29, “1 in 5 American girls have either left school early or missed it entirely because they didn’t have access to sanitary products.” By signing this petition, you are agreeing that a necessity such as affordable menstrual products should be available to anyone who needs it and the law should not discriminate against basic human needs because of gender.

For more information about the tampon tax see the attached links:

The Washington Post​

NPR article

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