The Patriarchate, led by Patriarch Theophilos III, denounces the freeze as an assault on religious institutions Photo: Asia News

U.S. to Destroy $10 Million in Contraceptives

Tammy Bruce, State Department spokesman said the sale of such contraceptives and abortifacients would violate U.S. policy that forbids U.S. financial support for abortion overseas. She also said the material could be used “in a kind of forced sterilization framework that some nations do apply” that the U.S. cannot contribute to.