Trump Administration to Destroy Birth Control Intended as Aid [View all]

Source: OHIO SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION PROFESSIONALS




07/30/2025

Aid groups say they have offered to save $9.7 million in contraceptives

The Trump administration is set to destroy a large stockpile of U.S.-funded contraceptives stored at a warehouse in Belgium, which says it has "explored all possible options to prevent the destruction."

The family-planning supplies, which include more than 50,000 intrauterine devices, nearly 2 million doses of injectable contraceptives, nearly 900,000 implantable contraceptive devices and more than 2 million packets of oral birth control, are worth about $9.7 million, according to an internal accounting in April, The Washington Post reported.

"The State Department confirms that a preliminary decision was made to destroy certain abortifacient birth control commodities from terminated Biden-era USAID contracts," a spokesperson said in a statement.

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This has been in the works for a few months or so that I know of.



Here is one of many articles about this issue:

Jul 24, 2025 -

State Department to burn almost $10 million of contraceptives for poor countries

https://www.axios.com/2025/07/24/state-department-burn-contraceptives-poor-countries


The Trump administration plans to incinerate $9.7 million worth of contraceptives intended for poor nations, after declining offers from the United Nations and reproductive organizations to buy or ship the supplies instead, the State Department confirmed to Axios on Thursday.

Why it matters: The move continues the administration's shift away from providing foreign assistance through the United States Agency for International Development, and its stated opposition to abortion-related family planning methods.



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The supplies set to be destroyed include contraceptive implants, pills, and intrauterine devices, Reuters reported.
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What they're saying: In a statement given to Axios, the State Department confirmed that a "preliminary decision was made to destroy certain abortifacient birth control commodities," or substances that can cause abortion, from USAID contracts...........................