Melinda Gates, the wife of Bill Gates, the Microsoft founder, is running a £2.7 billion ($4.3 billion) project to provide birth control for an additional 120 million women in some of the world’s poorest countries.
Her work has been criticised in some Catholic quarters because the Church opposes the use of contraceptives.
However, in an interview with The Sunday Telegraph Stella magazine, Mrs Gates, 49, said she believed the Church was wrong and that she had wrestled with her beliefs before making her views public.
“It took me a couple of years, quite honestly. I knew it would be controversial. But you can’t turn your back on these women you meet.”
Access to contraception led to greater opportunities for girls, as preventing unwanted pregnancies allowed them to finish their studies, Mrs Gates said.
(Photo: Access to contraception led to greater opportunities for girls, as preventing unwanted pregnancies allowed them to finish their studies, Mrs Gates said Photo: AP)
Well Ms. Gates can give her money to whomever she wishes. However, if she's Catholic she shouldn't be giving towards birth control, but rather abstinence.
