In the United States, access to tampons and pads for low-income women is a real problem: food stamps don’t cover feminine hygiene products, so some women resort to selling their food stamps in order to pay for “luxuries” like tampons, which can be very expensive. This is especially ridiculous when you consider that breast pumps and artificial teeth are sales tax-exempt, but tampons are not in many states. This week, lawmakers in the state of Georgia became the first in America to set aside money in next year’s budget to provide free menstrual pads and tampons to low-income women and girls. Lawmakers allocated $1.5 million in the 2020 budget, which begins July 1, that will go to schools and community centers in low-income areas across the state. With Georgia finally addressing this problem, it could prompt more states to follow in their footsteps.
Georgia becomes first state to offer free tampons to low-income women
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