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marfknox
SFN Die Hard
USA
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 Posted - 07/12/2012 : 09:57:58
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Melinda Gates pledges $560 million for birth control
I love that the Gates do research and then fund charitable efforts based on what is likely to have the greatest impact. Facts like this are just depressing: | They say 800 women die every day as a result of pregnancy-related complications - the leading cause of death for teenage girls in the developing world. |
Natural selection in action, eh?
Of course leaders in the Catholic church are being critical, the bastards.
And sadly, it looks like this is just a drop in the bucket. To put the funding into context, the U.S. government's Agency for International Development, the largest single donor in this area, has committed to $640 million for family planning in the next year alone - up 40 percent under President Barack Obama compared to his predecessor George W. Bush.
Simply sustaining the current use of contraceptives by 260 million women in the 69 poorest countries over the next eight years will cost about $10 billion. |
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"Too much certainty and clarity could lead to cruel intolerance" -Karen Armstrong
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Edited by - marfknox on 07/12/2012 09:58:20
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The Rat
SFN Regular
Canada
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Posted - 07/12/2012 : 17:37:37 [Permalink]
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She's only doing it because she's an commie atheist who hates god.
Right? |
Bailey's second law; There is no relationship between the three virtues of intelligence, education, and wisdom.
You fiend! Never have I encountered such corrupt and foul-minded perversity! Have you ever considered a career in the Church? - The Bishop of Bath and Wells, Blackadder II
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
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Posted - 07/12/2012 : 22:27:14 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by The Rat
She's only doing it because she's an commie atheist who hates god.
Right?
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Damned super-rich commie Catholic! |
“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
Here's a link to Moonscape News, and one to its Archive. |
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Melinda Gates donates to contraception for poor
