Overview

• The administration cites the reinstated Mexico City policy, which bars U.S. aid to organizations connected to abortion services, as the basis for requiring disposal
• Nearly 5 million implants, IUDs, injectables and pills purchased by USAID have been stored in Belgium since January and mostly expire between 2027 and 2029
• A $167,000 plan approved by the State Department will ship the supplies to a French medical-waste facility for double incineration to contain hormonal byproducts
• Charities such as MSI Reproductive Choices, the International Planned Parenthood Federation and the UNFPA, along with the Belgian foreign ministry, offered to cover repackaging and shipping costs but were turned down
• Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Brian Schatz introduced the Saving Lives and Taxpayer Dollars Act to forbid the destruction, though its prospects in a divided Congress remain uncertain