Why should women have to pay more?

I completely agree with the commentary "Health benefits for women - Free for all" by Jane Kim . Although most birth control brands are free with insurance, which was a great decision, there are many people that do not have insurance and must manually pay for the medication itself, as well as the doctor's visit to get the prescription for the contraception itself. This prevents a large majority of the population for being able to get contraception, which should be free for all women due to rape, as well as ignorance to sex education, which can lead to unwanted pregnancy. If birth control cannot be afforded, then an abortion is completely out of the picture.

In addition, I believe that there is definitely a "pink tax," which is the theory that women pay more for simple feminine products in comparison to men's such as razors, clothes, shaving cream, etc. Also, there are incontinence products such as pads and tampons women must buy as well as be taxed for. It is not fair that from the day that women are born, they are determined to be required to buy taxed products on a regular basis from the beginning of puberty until menopause, which about 40 years of paying for pads and tampons. This is all just for being born a woman, and it does not seem fair that women have to pay more, and in addition get paid less due to the wage gap that exists.