Neither Utah nor any other state can defend what amounts to state-sanctioned discrimination.
—has mobilized to leverage legal challenges to the taxation of menstruation. This team has put governors, attorneys general, legislators and tax commissioners on notice: Either defend state laws and regulations that impose a punitive and discriminatory tax, or proactively change these archaic, unconstitutional laws.
A student of the"Girl Up" club stocks a school bathroom with free pads and tampons to push for menstrual equity, at Justice High School in Falls Church, Virginia, on September 11.A sales tax on menstrual products is not just inequitable and unfair; it is flat-out illegal.
Which means that the inclusion of the tampon tax exemption among the myriad provisions in the Utah tax overhaul is not merely a smart policy call, a concession to activists or a political trade-off. It is an acknowledgment that the tampon tax is unlawful—and that the exemption of menstrual products belongs squarely in any meaningful sales tax reform.
Even in a state that ranks as poorly as Utah does for women, leaders understand this and have taken action. So congratulations to the lawmakers of Utah—to those who introduced bills years ago, as well as to those who cast aside politics to finally get this across the finish line. It is the right and just call.
And it sends a signal to the remaining states that still tax our tampons: It is time to get on board. Utah did it. So must the rest of the nation.Periods Gone Public: Taking a Stand for Menstrual EquityEmily Bell McCormick is the owner of a boutique communication and advocacy consulting firm. She is also the founder of the Policy Project, a group working to implement healthy policy in Utah and the U.S.
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