I spent the better part ofy career focusing on Health Policy issues that were important to women everything from abortions longterm care and everything in between really lived experience of your memoir really i validated to met least my work on policy and why so important to women for not only toomen but to families and it just really want to thank you for sharing your very difficult and intimate story. And while the story focuses on yo third pregnancy. Theres so much year and were never goingo find familiar about their lives n matter where they lived the circumstances of their lives to tell us a little bit about your book what motivated you to write it. To onto the book is called loved and wanted in the catalyst for the book was an unintended pregnancy that i had when i was 40 years old and living in the state of West Virginia and i grew up in upstate new york and i lived in new york city for middle hundred any years my adult life. Also in los angeles for my family had moved from los
The people on both sides. This is literally a lifeordeath decision. And to ask a mother to think about it for 24 hours is very reasonable. He narrator and ttruggle over complex choices. Some patients are like, i dont want to be doing this, but it is the right only they know what they should do. Narrator tonight on frontline the abortion divide. Frontline is made psible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. And by the cporation for public broadcasting. Major support is provided by tha john d. Anerine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verda and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org. The Ford Foundation working with visionaries on the frontlines of socialhange worldwide. At fordfoundation. Org. Ad tional support is provided by the abrams foundation, committed to excellence in journalism. The pa foundation, dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. Th john and Helen Glessner family trust. Supporting
Plan to support abortion access. How would you go about implementing that . Heres how i think of this. 447 years, since roe versus wade, we have decided, to rely on the courts. To protectare going us. We have to worry about the Supreme Court. We have been on defense for 47 years. And it is not working. Heres how i see this. Three out of every four people in this country want to see the rule of roe v. Wade upheld. [applause] this is a democracy. In a democracy, the laws should reflect the values of the people. I say it is time to go on offense with roe v. Wade. It is not enough to say we are going to rely on the courts. Pass a federal law to make roe v. Wade the role of the land. [applause] that when we do that, we can add and say, no. Ore of this semirepeal take another bite out of it. Make it the law. Lets make up the raw for real again. And expand access across the board. She is a productive rights powerhouse. Shehas been a driving force is a member of the state and a basin campaign.
You ready to get started . All dont know are you ready to get started . Wave so ittle and know you are ready to get started. Taskednd i have been with getting everyone ready to go. I am excited to start the second part of our program today. We still have a ton of candidates to hear from. Articulate howto to protect access as well as be bold and visionary. We have talked about health care across the state and the nation. Are you hearing what you want to hear . Ok. A couple of reminders. Remember, the first one is one diva, one mic. Soour storytellers are being brave and sharing their testimonies that we are listening to them. Onond ground rule, we are the records show our hair is right and tight. Is a do not, this shade environment. We want to lift up candidates when they share something that we like. , be present. Ly as vicki said earlier, our power is in this room. This is a powerful room so stay with us because we know we are going to hear a lot of great stuff today. Are we all good
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