Melinda French Gates welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision Thursday upholding access to the abortion medication mifepristone, but noted that it marks only a minor victory in the greater fight for reproductive rights.
French Gates, a philanthropist and the ex-wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, is a major reproductive rights advocate and committed $1 billion to women’s causes last month.
“Today’s Supreme Court decision is welcome news, but the fight for reproductive rights is far from over,” she wrote on the social media platform X. “Someone else will file a lawsuit….
