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U.S. Falsely Claims Abortifacients, $10M Contraceptives Spoiled

7/15/2026

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The administration falsely said the Belgian stockpile held abortifacients and was destroyed, although the contraceptives were spoiled by storage.
U.S. officials confirmed roughly $10 million of taxpayer-funded contraceptives in Belgium are ruined.
The items were intended for women and girls in Africa.
USAID’s Office of Inspector General said storage costs reached hundreds of thousands of dollars.
An embassy official told the State Department the warehouse contents could not be definitively identified.

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Story summary

The administration falsely said the Belgian stockpile held abortifacients and was destroyed, although the contraceptives were spoiled by storage.
U.S. officials confirmed roughly $10 million of taxpayer-funded contraceptives in Belgium are ruined.
The items were intended for women and girls in Africa.
USAID’s Office of Inspector General said storage costs reached hundreds of thousands of dollars.
An embassy official told the State Department the warehouse contents could not be definitively identified.