there posted unbelievable things that happened. my experience at first resort was very positive. i was part of a post-abortion counseling session. i did not feel judged, put upon in any kind of way. i would urge you to vote no on this legislation. supervisor cohen: thank you. next speaker please. mr. de costa? supervisors, this topic is something i deal with because when people are in need of help, we have to make a decision. you know i am not a woman, i am a man. as a man, or if you are a husband, or if you are a significant other and you stand by your woman, you have to make some hard decisions. one of the things that is missing in this legislation i am not against this legislation. if the town hall meetings or some real forum or hearing has been held on the subject. you have heard from those organizations that give help to our women. if some of our women have to terminate life, they allow it. however, besides the hearings, how much resources and money has the city and
kristin cohen. misinformation on abortions is widespread individuals are often misled. some common areas of misinformation are the following. first, abortion is safer than childbirth. there is no evidence of an association between breast cancer and abortion. women who have trimester abortions are not more at risk of a mental handicap. a task force on abortion and mental health concludes first trimester abortions does not heard a woman s mental health. these are areas a crisis pregnancy centers frequently mislead their patients. no public funding should go to cpc s who misused science. patients should be protected from misinformation. ? supervisor cohen: thank you. next speaker please. next speakers will be ramona wa llace, summer, lohan, juanita price, francisco de costa. good morning, supervisors. my name is juanita price. i am one of those people that posted a positive review of first resort on yelp. i find it interesting, looking at the ordinance, things happening to d
advertising consumer protection issue. an impact on consumers is tangible. it is the difference between taking a pill or having an invasive procedure. there is no time to delay. the resources already exist. there is the bay area project. there is planned parenthood. we have the resources to advise women through the full natural spectrum of childbirth, and that includes birth, medically- indicated miscarriages, abortion. the need to protect women from false advertising is very important, especially considering that in the united states, we have over 10,000 pre-teens who are impregnated every year in the country. the difference between getting her a pill or an invasive procedure is absolutely urgent and important. i urge you to vote yes on this ordinance. supervisor cohen: thank you. next speaker please. my name is summer lohan. we partner with an organization called change.org to get support for this ordinance. i just wanted to stand here in support of the legislation and sa
for post-abortion counseling. after that experience, i wished that that option was readily available for women make in that position. when i made my decision, there were no alternatives. to know that there are people supporting either way, i do not see a problem with it. i am grateful to have them now to offer post-abortion counseling. i would definitely prefer them to anybody. supervisor cohen: thank you. next speaker please. good morning. my name is robin brasso. over the years, i have seen many children as young as 12 and 13 become pregnant and were able to terminate their pregnancies. that is why i feel that i fully support the supervisor cohen s legislation because there needs to be absolute truth in advertising so that women are not misled when they become pregnant with an unintended pregnancy. it is a very broad emotional state and they need to be told the truth. that is why i support this legislation. thank you for doing this, malia. good morning, supervisors. my
president vietor: good afternoon, good evening. hello. will you please take a seat. commission secretary, are you ready? yes. can you call the roll call, please. president vietor, present. vice president moran. here. commissioner caen. here. commissioner torres. here. commissioner courtney should be expected shortly. president vietor: just to make sure we call the meeting to order the time is 4:10 and we will go on to the next item which is the approval of the minutes. this will be for the minutes of june 14, 2011, the regular meeting. is there a motion to approve the minutes of june 14? so moved. president vietor: are there any comments or questions on the minutes of june 14? all those in favor. opposed. thank you, the minutes are approved. next item, please. i have one speaker for public comment, mr. decostas. president vietor: hello, mr. decosta. we will be having plenty of opportunity for public comment particularly had the joint meeting with the south