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US-funded contraceptives for poor nations to be burned in France, sources say
I hate being associated with the bad guys, and we certainly are the bad guys here. 
US-funded contraceptives for poor nations to be burned in France, sources say
By Ammu Kannampilly, Jennifer Rigby and Jonathan Landay
July 23, 20254:42 AM EDTUpdated 32 mins ago
Contraceptives held in warehouse since Trump froze foreign aid
Dozens of truckloads due to be taken to France for incineration
UN offered to buy them but no agreement reached
NGOs warn lack of contraception will increase unsafe abortions
Dozens of truckloads due to be taken to France for incineration
UN offered to buy them but no agreement reached
NGOs warn lack of contraception will increase unsafe abortions
July 23 (Reuters) - U.S.-funded contraceptives worth nearly $10 million are being sent to France from Belgium to be incinerated, after Washington rejected offers from the United Nations and family planning organisations to buy or ship the supplies to poor nations, two sources told Reuters.
The supplies have been stuck for months in a warehouse in Geel, a city in the Belgian province of Antwerp, following President Donald Trump's decision to freeze U.S. foreign aid in January.
They comprise contraceptive implants and pills as well as intrauterine devices to help prevent unwanted pregnancies, according to seven sources and a screengrab shared by an eighth source confirming the planned destruction.
The U.S. government will spend $160,000 to incinerate the stocks at a facility in France that handles medical waste, according to four of the sources with knowledge of the matter, following Trump's decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
The U.S. State Department did not respond to a request for comment on the negotiations to save the contraceptives from destruction or the plans to incinerate them.
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https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-funded-contraceptives-poor-nations-be-burned-france-sources-say-2025-07-23/
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