Contraceptives destroyed in silence: 'Can France accept to become the executor of a senseless policy imposed by the US?'

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stockpile of several million doses of contraceptives, valued at $9.7 million, financed by USAID and usable until 2031, is currently being incinerated in France.

These products, originally intended for women in extreme poverty in countries in the Global South, are being destroyed for purely ideological reasons, at the request of the Trump administration. The service provider tasked with the incineration has not yet been identified. This human and environmental waste must be stopped immediately.

Why is this happening? Because the US administration, following a blinkered ideological agenda, ordered their destruction as part of the dismantling of USAID. It even refused to transfer the stock to NGOs who were ready to transport and distribute it. This is not a public health issue or a logistical problem. It is a radical political choice.

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