Tampon and method of making

A tampon comprising an absorbent member, comprising:

• an insertion area, a withdrawal area, an intermediate area between the insertion area and the withdrawal area, and an attachment area;
• the absorbent member comprising a plurality of discrete nonwoven layers in a stacked and layered configuration;
• wherein each of the stacked nonwoven layers extends along a plane along a longitudinal direction parallel with a longitudinal axis of the absorbent member, and a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction;
• and wherein the nonwoven layers are stacked along a z-direction perpendicular to the plane, and
• wherein the stacked nonwoven layers are attached together in the attachment area to form a unitary stack including all of the layers, such that two or more of the nonwoven layers are attached within an adjacent nonwoven layer via a withdrawal line joining to the absorbent member in the attachment area, and not fiber integrated to an adjacent nonwoven layer in areas outboard of the attachment area;
• and
• wherein the withdrawal line extends from the withdrawal area and comprises a string, ribbon, loop, or tab.