US EditionUS Plan to Destroy Contraceptives Sparks Uproar
- The Trump administration planned to incinerate $9.7 million worth of contraceptives stored in Belgium at a French medical waste facility by the end of July 2025.
- This decision follows the reinstatement of the Mexico City Policy, which restricts U.S. foreign aid related to abortion, leading the government to reject offers from humanitarian groups to redistribute the contraceptives.
- Humanitarian groups like MSI Reproductive Choices and the International Planned Parenthood Federation volunteered to acquire, prepare, and handle the distribution of the supplies without any financial burden to the U.S. government, but their proposals were consistently turned down.
- Opponents, including Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Doctors Without Borders, criticized the plan as extremely wasteful and damaging; Shaheen described it as a prime example of government mismanagement, while aid organizations warned it could lead to millions facing unwanted pregnancies.
- The destruction is prompting diplomatic efforts by Belgium and calls from lawmakers for French President Macron to halt the plan, while the U.S. explores temporary relocation to prevent the loss of vital reproductive supplies.
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US plan to destroy contraceptives sparks uproar
The US administration's decision to destroy nearly $10 million worth of women's contraception products has sparked furious condemnation from doctors and aid groups, who have slammed the move as a wasteful attack on women's rights.
The U.S. is destroying $9.7 million in contraceptives. Is there another option?
This planned destruction of birth control devices is part of the dismantling of USAID services — and linked to allegations by the government that cite abortion. Critics are speaking out.
Instead of distributing them, they've been stuck in a warehouse in Belgium for months, and now they're close to the deadline.
The U.S. is destroying $9.7 million in contraceptives. Is there another option? - TPR: The Public's Radio
This planned destruction of birth control devices is part of the dismantling of USAID services — and linked to allegations by the government that cite abortion. Critics are speaking out. The post The U.S. is destroying $9.7 million in contraceptives. Is there another option? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.
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