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Outrage grows in France over US plan to destroy contraceptives

Former U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the National Bar Association's annual convention on July 31, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.[AFP]

A US plan to destroy women's contraception products reportedly worth $9.7 million spurred growing outcry on Friday in France, where the products could be incinerated.

The contraceptives which were 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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