Ashley Judd Instagram – I lament the the lives destroyed. So many folks killed, wounded and bereaved by the senseless violence in Gaza and Israel. Hospitals bombed, families terrorized, lives decimated by our stubborn clinging to our false belief hat we are separate and different. I particularly fear for the 50,000 pregnant women in Gaza who need to give birth safely and cannot. Hospitals are being bombed, and those that are still functioning are teetering on the brink of collapse, starved of the electricity, water and vital supplies they need to serve their people. I care equally for and with profound concern about women of reproductive age in Israel and urgently hope their needs are met for safe birth. In the hellscape of #Gaza, I’m so relieved that @UNFPA are doing what they can to help. But their staff are also suffering and can’t fulfill their duty until humanitarian aid is allowed through and civilians are spared the rockets and bombs. Over 6 years on more than 10 missions as Goodwill Ambassador, UNFPA shows up for women and girls when their worlds have collapsed on them: when war, natural disaster, violence from men or extreme poverty has pushed them to the brink of their very existence. I am relieved that for women of Gaza, UNFPA is there this minute, doing what they can in the face of calamity to protect, serve and empower them. No woman should die giving life. Babies should not be orphaned by war. #notatarget