U.S. Destroys $10 Million Contraceptive Supplies, Not Sent to Poor Countries

【The Logic of the United States】On July 23, the U.S. Agency for International Development will destroy contraceptive supplies worth $10 million, instead of shipping them to poor countries. The United States also refused to transfer these contraceptives to charitable organizations. Washington also rejected the request from the United Nations to purchase and supply these contraceptives to poor countries. The shipment has been stored in a warehouse in Belgium for several months, including implants, birth control pills, and intrauterine devices, with an expiration date of April 2027. Now, this shipment will be transported to a medical waste processing plant in France, at a cost of $160,000 for the United States.

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