The Trump administration has just sent $10m worth of birth control to be burned – rather than donate it as aid
US to burn $10m of birth control intended for low-income countries
- The US government is incinerating $9.7 million worth of contraceptives, originally purchased for low−income countries, at an additional cost of $167,000.
- It comes despite offers from charities and European governments, including France and Belgium, to take on the costs of distributing the supplies.
- The contraceptives were acquired under a contract partially cancelled as part of President Donald Trump’s significant reductions to foreign aid.
- Critics, including charities and medical experts, contend that the destruction is driven by a political agenda harmful to women, rather than efficiency, and will exacerbate health crises in vulnerable populations.
- The US State Department's claim that the birth control is "abortifacient" has been refuted by medical professionals and a congressional aide who inspected the stock.