1. United States
2. Fla.
3. Letter

Do NOT incinerate $9.7 million in contraceptives, give them to international aid orgs instead! Please sign and share this petition everywhere! “The State Department has confirmed plans to destroy millions of dollars' worth of taxpayer-funded contraceptives meant for women in low-income countries. The controversial move comes as the Trump administration continues to scale back foreign aid. “A stockpile of family planning products — including IUDs, implants and pills — worth $9.7 million has been stuck at a warehouse in Belgium since the administration dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and froze foreign aid earlier this year, according to statements from multiple humanitarian groups and U.S. lawmakers. “The products' expiration dates range from 2027 to 2031, according to Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières, or MSF) and the reproductive health care nonprofit MSI United States. Please sign and share this petition everywhere! “In a statement shared with NPR, the State Department confirmed that the U.S. will spend $167,000 to destroy the contraceptives at a French facility that handles medical waste. “Several international humanitarian organizations, including MSI and UNFPA — the United Nations' sexual and reproductive health agency — say they tried to buy the supplies from the U.S. but were rejected.” https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/07/28/nx-s1-5482742/the-u-s-is-destroying-9-7-million-in-contraceptives-is-there-another-option Please sign and share this petition everywhere!