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Activists aim to end Pakistan taxes on menstrual pads

NPR | By Gabrielle Emanuel
Published May 5, 2026 at 4:44 PM EDT

A lawsuit in Pakistan challenges how period products are taxed. But sometimes that approach has not actually lowered prices.

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