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A young lawyer is taking Pakistan’s government to court over ‘period tax.’ She hopes the case will break sexual health taboos

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By Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — For years, Mahnoor Omer didn’t talk about it. Every time the topic arose, her school friends in Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, flushed with embarrassment, Omer recalled. “This happened so many times. A class fellow of mine would get her period during class,” she told CNN late last year. “Her white kameez on the back was entirely red. She freaked out. She had absolutely no idea what was going on with her.” Now, th…

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A young lawyer is taking Pakistan’s government to court over ‘period tax.’ She hopes the case will break sexual health taboos

Lawyer Mahnoor Omer is leading a landmark legal case calling on Pakistan’s government to remove tax on menstrual products and make them more affordable to millions of women and girls.

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