Making Tampons Free Can Make Them Safer, Too

As government entities like prisons and schools become big buyers, they should demand better testing and disclosure for consumers.

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Aug 31, 2018 · 3 min read
A demonstration in Paris on November 11, 2015, calling for reduced taxes on tampons and women’s sanitary products. Photo: Jacques Demarthon/AFP/Getty Images

By Laura Strausfeld

Women in America face two challenges that should embarrass any country, let alone one of the world’s wealthiest: At least one…

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