{"id":264989,"date":"2022-03-24T08:44:25","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T13:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=264989"},"modified":"2022-03-31T14:41:27","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T19:41:27","slug":"bezos-ex-wife-mackenzie-scott-planned-parenthood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/bezos-ex-wife-mackenzie-scott-planned-parenthood\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott gives record donation to Planned Parenthood"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MacKenzie Scott is best known for her now-dissolved marriage to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. After being married for over 20 years, the two divorced, reportedly so Bezos could pursue a relationship with actress Lauren Sanchez. The divorce left Scott the wealthiest woman in the world<\/a>. However, she has pledged to give away<\/a> the majority of her fortune to charitable causes, and has donated billions to non-profit organizations.\u00a0That philanthropic mindset has been admirable, until now \u2014 when Scott made the largest ever gift from a single person to abortion giant Planned Parenthood.<\/p>\n

In a Wednesday blog post<\/a>, Scott confirmed that she has donated nearly $4 billion in less than a year, with her total donations equaling over $12 billion, and shared a list of the organizations she has donated to.<\/p>\n

“Each non-profit it will list was selected through a rigorous process, and has a strong track record of serving under-supported needs,” she wrote. “If you are looking for a way to serve humanity\u2019s common cause, every one of them is a great candidate. Helping any of us can help us all.”<\/p>\n

Sadly, what is otherwise a positive gesture is tainted by her enormous gift to Planned Parenthood. Scott donated $275 million<\/a>, which Planned Parenthood said is the largest single-donor gift it has ever received.<\/p>\n

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“We are incredibly grateful for Ms. Scott\u2019s extraordinary philanthropic investment in Planned Parenthood, as a critical part of the public health infrastructure,” Planned Parenthood President and CEO Alexis McGill Johnson said in a statement. “This funding will support our efforts to advance health equity by eliminating racial and structural barriers for our patients in the communities where Planned Parenthood works.”<\/p>\n

The following is a list of Planned Parenthood affiliates who received money from Scott’s donation:<\/p>\n