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To: Trump administration
Release $9.7 million in USAID birth control products so they can be distributed!
The Trump administration must release the $9.7 million worth of birth control products they are blocking, originally intended to be distributed to clinics globally to aid in family planning.
The refusal to distribute the birth control—and refusal to release the birth control to nonprofit organizations or foreign governments to instead distribute—disproportionately affects impoverished women and families in countries like Tanzania, Mali, and Kenya. Aid workers are already warning that blocking birth control could lead to maternal death, unsafe abortions, and lifelong consequences from unplanned pregnancies.
The Trump administration must stop this cruelty and release the birth control NOW!
Why is this important?
The Trump administration originally planned to use taxpayers dollars to burn the contraceptives—largely intrauterine devices (IUDs)—currently stored in warehouses in Belgium. In fact, earlier this summer, U.S. officials said the contraceptives were already destroyed, which was a lie.
Belgian laws ban the destruction of usable medical supplies without special approval. So instead, the Trump administration is just trying to run down the clock until the birth control is unusable.
Recent reports suggest that some of the contraceptives have already expired, but others are not set to expire until 2027, 2028, or 2029.
We still have time to force the Trump administration to release the birth control to another country or nonprofit organization so they can distribute it as planned. Add your name to the petition now!