The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
In Pennsylvania jails, the price of tampons is more than twice that of the price outside of prisons. Richard B. Levine, Zuma Press | TNSIn Pennsylvania jails, the price of tampons is more than twice that of the price outside of prisons.

Editorial: Inflated tampon prices in prison reflect a larger issue

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • February 9, 2020
While the price of tampons is an important issue and a severe injustice to women in the prison system, it is not the only issue — or the most urgent — that women are faced with.
Unlike the United States as a whole, many countries have already stopped taxing menstrual products and acknowledged them as necessities.

Editorial: Remove menstrual product taxes

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • November 17, 2019
Taxing them as if they are a choice is inherently discriminatory and dangerous. Pennsylvania — along with all other states — should cut the tax.
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