When you rip a hijab off a woman’s head somewhere in France, the story immediately fuels massive amounts of rage in the Middle East—rage that drives extremists’ agendas. When ISIS rapes little girls under the false mantle of religion, the rest of the world becomes outraged—as well we should. Yet we don’t get nearly outraged enough when countries deny contraceptive services to their female citizens. Not even when that denial keeps those women poor, which fuels social unrest, which leaves entire populations vulnerable.
