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'''Benazir Bhutto''' (Karachi 21 June 1953 - Rawalpindi 27 December 2007) became the first woman to be the head of the state of a [[Muslim]] country when she was elected [[Prime Minister]] of [[Pakistan]] in 1988. She was the eldest child of former premier [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]].

'''Benazir Bhutto''' (Karachi 21 June 1953 - Rawalpindi 27 December 2007) became the first woman to be the head of the state of a [[Muslim]] country when she was elected [[Prime Minister]] of [[Pakistan]] in 1988. She was the eldest child of former premier [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]].

Bhutto's was strongly [[pro-life]].  In 1994, she was a leader of a delegation to the widely publicized [[United Nations]] population conference in [[Cairo]], where she opposed those seeking to create a new international right to [[abortion]].  One of only two women who addressed the conference, Bhutto declared, "I dream ... of a world where we can commit our social resources to the development of human life and not to its destruction."<ref>http://www.lifenews.com/int576.html</ref>

Bhutto was strongly [[pro-life]].  In 1994, she was a leader of a delegation to the widely publicized [[United Nations]] population conference in [[Cairo]], where she opposed those seeking to create a new international right to [[abortion]].  One of only two women who addressed the conference, Bhutto declared, "I dream ... of a world where we can commit our social resources to the development of human life and not to its destruction."<ref>http://www.lifenews.com/int576.html</ref>

Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in Rawalpindi, [[Pakistan]] on December 27, 2007. The assailant reportedly shot at Benazir three times at close range before detonating an explosive vest. Despite undergoing emergency surgery at Rawalpindi General Hospital, she did not recover from her injuries. The Pakistani government has stated that she was not hit by bullets or bomb shrapnel, but died after the shock waves from the blast knocked her head into a lever attached to the sunroof, fracturing her skull.<ref>'''Ahmad, Munir''' "Pakistan: Bhutto Died of Skull Fracture" [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ioTwkS-brY7b5sQCJoIKvUKNmk5wD8TQJ2GO0 Associated Press 28/12/07] Accessed 28 December 2007.</ref>

Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in Rawalpindi, [[Pakistan]] on December 27, 2007. The assailant reportedly shot at Benazir three times at close range before detonating an explosive vest. Despite undergoing emergency surgery at Rawalpindi General Hospital, she did not recover from her injuries. The Pakistani government has stated that she was not hit by bullets or bomb shrapnel, but died after the shock waves from the blast knocked her head into a lever attached to the sunroof, fracturing her skull.<ref>'''Ahmad, Munir''' "Pakistan: Bhutto Died of Skull Fracture" [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ioTwkS-brY7b5sQCJoIKvUKNmk5wD8TQJ2GO0 Associated Press 28/12/07] Accessed 28 December 2007.</ref>