Belgium asks US not to destroy millions in contraceptives bound for Africa | Women’s Rights News

The Trump administration has confirmed it plans to destroy the already purchased supplies, preventing their distribution.

Belgium has called on the administration of United States President Donald Trump to abandon a plan to destroy a massive stockpile of contraceptives for women as part of its rollback on foreign aid.

In an interview on Friday, Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said the stockpile was mostly bound for sub-Saharan Africa.