Trump Orders Destruction of $9.7M in Contraceptives; Belgium Blocks Incineration

The Trump administration issued orders on July 24, 2025, directing the destruction of $9.7 million in contraceptive supplies held in federal warehouses, including IUDs and emergency contraception. Belgium refused to allow incineration of a shipment stored at a European facility, blocking part of the destruction order. The action was linked to Title X funding restrictions and represented the first known federal order to physically destroy reproductive health supplies.