However, the United Nations and family planning organizations have proposed to buy or send these medical devices to disadvantaged countries. But Washington refused these offers. A position regretted by Belgium which has maintained itself with the American authorities in order to “ Explore all possible options to prevent destruction, including temporary relocation“says Maxime Prévot, Minister of Foreign Affairs.”Despite these efforts, and despite full respect for our partners, no viable alternative could be found. Nevertheless, Belgium continues to actively seek solutions to avoid this regrettable outcome. Sexual and reproductive health should not be subject to ideological constraints“He added.
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The NGO MSI Reproductive Choices, for example, proposed to pay the reconditioning of supplies without the USAID brand and ship them to the countries concerned. “”MSI proposed to pay the reconditioning, shipping and import rights, but they were not opened to that … We were told that the American government would only sell supplies at full market value“Said Sarah Shaw, associate director of defense of MSI Reproductive Choices’s interests.”It is clearly not about saving money. This is more like an ideological attack on reproductive rights, which already prejudice to women.“
The FNUAP, the United Nations Sexual and Reproductive Health Agency, would also have proposed to buy the contraceptives directly, affirm several sources in Reuters.
