Melinda French Gates said she will donate $1 billion globally over the next two years to support women and families, including reproductive rights. In a New York Times op-ed published Tuesday, French Gates wrote that she is committed to fighting for the rights of women and girls, noting that as women in many states face With increasing restrictions on abortion, she feels increasingly “compelled to advocate for reproductive rights here at home”. “For too long, a lack of money has forced women’s rights organizations on the defensive while the enemies of progress have gone on the offensive. I want to help equalize the score,”