$10 Million in Contraceptives Have Been Destroyed on Orders From Trump Officials NYT | Top Stories Stephanie Nolen, Jeanna Smialek and Edward Wong 12 September 2025 at 08:33 The birth control pills, IUDs and hormonal implants were purchased by U.S.A.I.D. for women in low-income countries. They had been in limbo in a Belgian warehouse after the U.S. cut much of its foreign aid. © Hilary Swift for The New York TimesThe warehouse in Geel, Belgium, where millions of contraceptives bought by U.S.A.I.D. were stored when the U.S. government defunded the agency.