一名巴基斯坦律师质疑对月经产品征收40%的税, A Pakistani lawyer challenges a 40% tax on menstrual products, calling it unconstitutional and harmful to women's health and equality.

巴基斯坦律师Mahnoor Omer质疑对月经产品征收40%的税, A Pakistani lawyer, Mahnoor Omer, is challenging a 40% tax on menstrual products, calling it unconstitutional and a barrier to women's health and equality. 她争辩说,这一税种包括18%的当地床位税和25%的进口税,使几乎一半人生活在贫困之中的国家的贫困状况恶化。 She argues the tax, which includes 18% on local pads and 25% on imports, worsens period poverty in a country where nearly half live in poverty. 伊斯兰堡法院已命令政府回应, Omer希望印度和尼泊尔改革后, 此案将结束禁忌、改善卫生产品的获取、激励政策改变, The Islamabad court has ordered the government to respond, and Omer hopes the case will end taboos, improve access to sanitary products, and inspire policy change, following reforms in India and Nepal.