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Trump Admin Set to Burn $10 Million of Birth Control Instead of Distributing It: Report

Birth control pills (representational) (Credit: Getty)

Nearly $10 million worth of contraceptives already paid for by the US are en route from Belgium to France for incineration.

The pills, intrauterine devices and condoms have been held at a warehouse in Antwerp, Belgium, since January, following President Donald Trump's decision to freeze foreign aid. The family planning supplies will be burnt in France following transport — an operation that will cost taxpayers an additional $167,000, according to a state department spokesperson who confirmed the decision with The Guardian.

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