Dear John,

There is something surreal—and shameful—about this moment. Nearly $10 million in U.S. taxpayer-funded contraceptives, meant for women in the most desperate places on Earth—refugee camps, war zones, fragile health systems—sit locked in a warehouse in Belgium.

Their fate? To be incinerated in a French industrial furnace.

But this isn’t just about waste. It’s about willingly destroying women’s access to life-saving reproductive care—at a time when sexual violence, maternal mortality, and forced pregnancies are rising around the world.

We urge you to email or call Secretary of State Marco Rubio today and demand that this stockpile be turned over to the United Nations or a qualified nonprofit for immediate distribution to women who need it. These organizations are ready to act – at no cost to the U.S. government. The administration could claim a bureaucratic and political victory and still give women a fighting chance.

This is a moment when common sense and conscience align. It’s time for Secretary Rubio to act.

or call 📞 Main Line: (202) 647-4000 

Hello, my name is [Your Name], and I’m calling to urge Secretary Rubio to stop the destruction of nearly $10 million in U.S. taxpayer-funded contraceptives now stored in Belgium.

These supplies could save lives if donated to the UN or a trusted nonprofit. They’re paid for, still usable, and desperately needed by women around the world.

Please transfer the stockpile—not burn it. This is a humane, responsible choice.

Thank you.

Every blister pack of pills, every unopened IUD, was meant to offer a woman agency over her life. To burn them is to declare that her future was never the priority.

We believe otherwise.

There is still time for Secretary Rubio to choose a wiser course. One that upholds policy without punishing women. One that says we do not incinerate care—we extend it.

But he won’t do it unless we demand it. Make your call. Or Send your email. Today. Spread the word by forwarding this to friends–and ask them to take action too.

In strength and concern,

Ellie Smeal
President

Kathy Spillar
Executive Director