""This administration is choosing to spend taxpayer dollars to destroy effective health and medical supplies that are wanted and needed and that could save and transform lives," the organizations wrote in a Friday letter addressed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The group noted that the earliest expiration date on the supplies is in 2027, and that some of the supplies don't expire until 2031. Axios was unable to immediately confirm the products' expiration date."
"The State Department did not respond to Axios' Friday evening request for comment. Catch up quick: A spokesperson for the State Department confirmed to Axios in July that the administration would be burning various supplies, including contraceptive implants, pills and intrauterine devices. The spokesperson said the department would no longer provide birth control products purchased through "terminated Biden-era USAID contracts." They added that destroying the commodities will cost $167,000, and the department will not burn condoms or HIV medications."
Organizations say the administration is choosing to spend taxpayer dollars to destroy effective health and medical supplies that are wanted and needed and that could save and transform lives. The earliest expiration date on the supplies is in 2027, with some supplies not expiring until 2031. A State Department spokesperson confirmed that the administration will destroy contraceptive implants, pills and intrauterine devices purchased through terminated Biden-era USAID contracts. Destroying the commodities will cost $167,000, and condoms and HIV medications will not be destroyed. A report estimates the destruction could cause up to 362,000 additional unintended pregnancies, 161,000 unplanned births and 718 preventable maternal deaths.
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