Save Some, Kill Some, Philanthropy
Fortune Magazine’s January 22 issue has an article written by Bill Gates himself on his philanthropic activities.
Bill Gates via the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has donated some US$13 billion to various causes, since its creation in 2000.
Gates laments about rotavirus disease killing half a million children worldwide annually. He’s aggrieved that the deaths of these children go unreported but the deaths due to plane crashes and freak accidents make it to the front pages.
Bill Gates makes some profound statements that I quote here:
- “It’s hard to escape the conclusion that in our world, some lives are seen as worth saving, but others are not.”
- “The principle that every human life has equal worth guides us to look for the most effective ways to reduce the suffering that comes as a result of inequality.”
These are noble thoughts but it’s contradictory when the bulk of his donations ($7.8 billion) goes towards Global Health. Of which I’m sure no small sum goes to “reproductive health”. Those of us in the pro-life movement are familiar that the phrase “reproductive health” is a euphemism for contraception and abortion. One one hand Bill is charismatic about saving lives and on the other he’s promoting a pro-death programme, hence proving that not every human life has equal worth.
Has Bill inadvertently donated money to a cause that terminates life? Hardly, when he explains further on that his consequent objective in improving health is to also reduce family size.
No doubt that Bill and Melinda’s charitable efforts have saved and will save many more lives in the years to come. However, his magnanimity would be greater if his money saves all including the unborn.
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