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2:00Now PlayingOne in four people in the U.S. who need menstrual products today struggle to afford them. And more than 20 states still tax period products.
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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.
"Period products are actually a medical need. They're a necessity and everyone should have access to them, just like basic food and shelter. It's a matter of human rights," Damaris Pereda, national programs director of global nonprofit Period. , told USA TODAY.
"Half the world menstruates. And there are millions of people in this country today that need access to these basic necessities (and) just simply don't have them because they don't have the money," Jennifer Gaines, program director at the Alliance for Period Supplies, told USA TODAY, pointing to COVID-19's impact on period poverty as well.
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