The Trump administration is allowing nearly $10 million worth of contraceptives intended for low-income women in sub-Saharan Africa to expire in a Belgian warehouse, rejecting offers from global nonprofits to distribute them. Critics say the move—driven by anti-contraception ideology rather than cost—will waste taxpayer money, worsen maternal mortality, and cause millions of unintended pregnancies. Originally published at TheIntercept

Saifuddin Ahmed is quoted.