The announcement that the Gates Foundation is contributing $375 million for family planning efforts in Africa has sparked the ire of a Nigerian pro-life leader who is irked by the idea of a billionaire telling African women what to do with their bodies.
A prominent doctor is sounding the alarm on Melinda Gates' new "Family Planning" initiative that will promote a dangerous new form of contraception to poor women in developing nations while reaping billions in profits to providers.
One of the world's most prestigious international pro-life groups, the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-FAM), is calling upon supporters of the culture of life to sign a petition asking billionaire Melinda Gates to cancel her upcoming Family Planning Summit in which the world's largest abortion providers will plan on how to promote contraception to poor women.
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS