{"id":292815,"date":"2023-12-28T09:04:57","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T08:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=292815"},"modified":"2023-12-28T09:05:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T08:05:00","slug":"climate-solutions-biden-admin-sent-65-million-condoms-abroad-as-part-of-family-planning-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=292815","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Climate Solutions\u2019: Biden Admin Sent 65 Million Condoms Abroad As Part Of \u2018Family Planning\u2019 Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"408\" data-attachment-id=\"292821\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=292821\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0wyfowfgtjoewknd801yyxlw5bbjywwt9ym3lyyfz7paxxkhj6x9qtuvpbwaqkhur.webp?fit=2040%2C1152&amp;ssl=1\" 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class=\"wp-image-292821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0wyfowfgtjoewknd801yyxlw5bbjywwt9ym3lyyfz7paxxkhj6x9qtuvpbwaqkhur.webp?resize=1024%2C578&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0wyfowfgtjoewknd801yyxlw5bbjywwt9ym3lyyfz7paxxkhj6x9qtuvpbwaqkhur.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0wyfowfgtjoewknd801yyxlw5bbjywwt9ym3lyyfz7paxxkhj6x9qtuvpbwaqkhur.webp?resize=768%2C434&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0wyfowfgtjoewknd801yyxlw5bbjywwt9ym3lyyfz7paxxkhj6x9qtuvpbwaqkhur.webp?resize=1536%2C867&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0wyfowfgtjoewknd801yyxlw5bbjywwt9ym3lyyfz7paxxkhj6x9qtuvpbwaqkhur.webp?resize=1200%2C678&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0wyfowfgtjoewknd801yyxlw5bbjywwt9ym3lyyfz7paxxkhj6x9qtuvpbwaqkhur.webp?w=2040&amp;ssl=1 2040w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0wyfowfgtjoewknd801yyxlw5bbjywwt9ym3lyyfz7paxxkhj6x9qtuvpbwaqkhur.webp?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From The <a href=\"http:\/\/Daily Caller\">Daily Caller<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"528\" height=\"50\" data-attachment-id=\"292816\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=292816\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-612.png?fit=528%2C50&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"528,50\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-612\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-612.png?fit=528%2C50&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-612.png?resize=528%2C50&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-292816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-612.png?w=528&amp;ssl=1 528w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-612.png?resize=300%2C28&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/author\/Nick+Pope\">NICK POPE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CONTRIBUTOR<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">American taxpayers paid for more than 65 million condoms sent to foreign countries in fiscal year 2022 as part of a program for \u201cfamily planning,\u201d which the agency touts in other documents as a climate change solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) sent 65.5 million condoms, 9.8 million injectable birth control products and 334,000 IUDs abroad in fiscal year 2022 as part of its efforts to facilitate family planning, especially in the third world,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaid.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-10\/Family%20Planning%20and%20Reproductive%20Health%20Program%20Overview.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a>\u00a0to an agency document overviewing the program. That document specifically cites \u201c[mitigating] the impact of population dynamics on natural resources and state stability\u201d as one of the benefits of the family planning program, while a 2023 USAID\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaid.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-11\/Family%20Planning%20and%20Climate%20Change%20Resilience.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">document<\/a>\u00a0directly asserts that \u201cclimate vulnerability, population growth and unmet need for family planning often occur together,\u201d touting family planning as a climate solution.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2023\/12\/22\/us-government-condoms-yemen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(RELATED: US Taxpayers Paid For Hundreds Of Thousands Of Condoms To Be Sent To Terrorist Hotbed)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">USAID Issues High-Risk Fraud Alert For Biden&#39;s $100 Million Gaza Aid<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gF92fuCrUV\">https:\/\/t.co\/gF92fuCrUV<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1720586655793357237?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The USAID sends the contraceptives to many different countries, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Guatemala, Haiti, Pakistan and Uganda,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaid.gov\/global-health\/health-areas\/family-planning\/countries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a>&nbsp;to the agency\u2019s website. The agency also distributes the contraceptives with an eye toward reducing the prevalence of AIDS, improving educational outcomes for women and decreasing abortion rates, according to the overview document for the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, the agency sent 500,000 condoms to Yemen as part of the \u201cStrengthening Family Planning Services in Yemen\u201d program over several years. Of those more than 500,000 condoms, 438,801 were \u201cconsumed,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pdf.usaid.gov\/pdf_docs\/PA00ZSGJ.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a>\u00a0to the USAID\u2019s report on the program in Yemen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cToday, in the 41 countries where USAID focuses its support, modern contraceptive prevalence has increased to 34 percent, and the average family size has dropped to 3.9,\u201d according to the agency\u2019s program overview document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">USAID links climate change and the importance of family planning, asserting in its 2023 primer on the subject that \u201caccess to rights-based planning and girls\u2019 education are among the most impactful climate solutions,\u201d and that \u201cclimate change-related displacement can worsen already entrenched gender inequalities\u201d like \u201cdisruptions in access to essential health services, poor maternal health outcomes, and an increase in gender-based violence and child marriage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proponents of sweeping government action on climate change often\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/populationconnection.org\/resources\/population-and-climate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">assert<\/a>\u00a0that unchecked population growth is detrimental to the environment because a swelling population necessitates the consumption of more resources, and some even\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/population-decline-will-change-the-world-for-the-better\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">argue<\/a>\u00a0explicitly that population decline will make for a better world on that basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>USAID did not respond immediately to the Daily Caller News Foundation\u2019s request for comment.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American taxpayers paid for more than 65 million condoms sent to foreign countries in fiscal year 2022 as part of a program for \u201cfamily planning,\u201d which the agency touts in other documents as a climate change solution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":292821,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"American taxpayers paid for more than 65 million condoms sent to foreign countries in fiscal year 2022 as part of a program for \u201cfamily planning,\u201d which the agency touts in other documents as a climate change solution.","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691825731,691818056,691825728,691825730],"class_list":{"0":"post-292815","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-aids","9":"tag-climate-change","10":"tag-condoms","11":"tag-u-s-agency-for-international-development-usaid","13":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/0wyfowfgtjoewknd801yyxlw5bbjywwt9ym3lyyfz7paxxkhj6x9qtuvpbwaqkhur.webp?fit=2040%2C1152&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1eaP","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":411249,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=411249","url_meta":{"origin":292815,"position":0},"title":"The Road to Nowhere\u2013 Paid for by UK Climate\u00a0Aid!","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"11\/01\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"What our billions in \u201cclimate aid\u201d are funding!","rel":"","context":"In \"climate projects\"","block_context":{"text":"climate projects","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=climate-projects"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0AQOmiX_NTkg9lwb-2Ld9etDyaF50Iv2GjSO3QexwD5MIE4nTukjs1TuqZYaDjdqR-9gpsVMTLloAkq5Tq9fHGy4ClxvzF4UndktqBj2K_pMyICOFrVWF7SMHG4QSzNBO-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C770&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0AQOmiX_NTkg9lwb-2Ld9etDyaF50Iv2GjSO3QexwD5MIE4nTukjs1TuqZYaDjdqR-9gpsVMTLloAkq5Tq9fHGy4ClxvzF4UndktqBj2K_pMyICOFrVWF7SMHG4QSzNBO-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C770&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0AQOmiX_NTkg9lwb-2Ld9etDyaF50Iv2GjSO3QexwD5MIE4nTukjs1TuqZYaDjdqR-9gpsVMTLloAkq5Tq9fHGy4ClxvzF4UndktqBj2K_pMyICOFrVWF7SMHG4QSzNBO-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C770&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0AQOmiX_NTkg9lwb-2Ld9etDyaF50Iv2GjSO3QexwD5MIE4nTukjs1TuqZYaDjdqR-9gpsVMTLloAkq5Tq9fHGy4ClxvzF4UndktqBj2K_pMyICOFrVWF7SMHG4QSzNBO-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C770&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0AQOmiX_NTkg9lwb-2Ld9etDyaF50Iv2GjSO3QexwD5MIE4nTukjs1TuqZYaDjdqR-9gpsVMTLloAkq5Tq9fHGy4ClxvzF4UndktqBj2K_pMyICOFrVWF7SMHG4QSzNBO-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C770&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":441024,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=441024","url_meta":{"origin":292815,"position":1},"title":"An Earth Day Musing","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"04\/23\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Clean Air Act (CAA) was signed on December 31, 1970, seven months after the first Earth Day. 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