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France Says It Cannot Save Contraceptives US Plans To Destroy

Contraceptives reportedly worth $9.7 million have been stored in a Belgian warehouse while waiting to be destroyed (Credit: AFP)

France said Friday it could not seize women's contraception products estimated to be worth $9.7 million that the United States plans to destroy, after media reports suggested the stockpile would be incinerated in the country.

The contraceptives -- intended for some of the world's poorest countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa -- were purchased by the US foreign aid agency USAID under former president Joe Biden.

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