Melinda French Gates gives $1 billion to women's rights groups

Evening the playing field against the right

In a New York Times opinion piece published Tuesday, French Gates wrote that she is committed to advocating for women and girls, emphasizing that with women in many states facing growing restrictions on abortion, she felt increasingly "compelled to support reproductive rights here at home."

"For too long, a lack of money has forced organizations fighting for women's rights into a defensive posture while the enemies of progress play offense. I want to help even the match," French Gates wrote.

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