Women and girls face a whole host of issues. We start with health, so we work very deeply on maternal deaths, making sure that a mom doesn't die in childbirth, making sure that she has access, for instance, to AIDS medication.
Melinda GatesHaving children made us look differently at all these things that we take for granted, like taking your child to get a vaccine against measles or polio.
Melinda GatesThat's universal - we all want to bring every good thing to our children. But what's not universal is our ability to provide every good thing.
Melinda GatesIn the United States, there's definitely some controversy about birth control in general, and I think we needed to split the debate and have people realize that we actually agree as a country about contraceptives. Over 93 percent of American women say they use contraceptives, and they feel very good about it.
Melinda Gates