KY Women Sue to End ‘Arbitrary, Irrational’ Sales Tax on Tampons, Period Products

Kentucky women sue to end ‘arbitrary, irrational’ sales tax on tampons, period products

Unlike most states, Kentucky levies a 6% sales tax on the tampons, pads and other products they need to get through the day.

Women sue to end sales tax on tampons, period products

For about half of every month, Alexandria Baldon and Skylar Davis are either actively bleeding or working through the symptoms of painful medical conditions related to their menstrual periods.

KY women sue to end ‘arbitrary, irrational’ sales tax on tampons, period products

Unlike most states, Kentucky levies a 6% sales tax on the tampons, pads and other products, despite exempting some goods.

Kentucky Women Sue to End ‘Arbitrary, Irrational’ Sales Tax on Tampons and Period Products

Arguing that Kentucky is discriminating against women on the basis of sex by taxing period products like tampons and pads, two women are asking a Louisville court to revoke the tax and rule it unconstitutional.