Is the coronavirus pandemic making it to treat other diseases in africa u. N. Agencies warned decades of progress in treating aids malaria and other illnesses could be reversed how do you decide what gets priority this is inside story. Hello welcome to the program on bird its. The coronavirus pandemic is putting enormous strain on Health Systems worldwide in some countries but means resources are being diverted from other treatments patients with illnesses such as age. Or malaria risk having their treatment interrupted 2 thirds of the global population living with hiv are in Subsaharan Africa if their antiretroviral therapy is are disrupted its fair hundreds of thousands could die the head of the World Health Organization is urging all countries to ensure Vital Health Services remain open this is on avoidable worst Case Scenario and not a prediction this model acts as a wake up call to identify ways to sustain all Vital Services despite our attention being focused on the could be 1000
That people want more access to health care, not less. Do you feel that . [applause] healthrystal clear that care is on the ballot this year and that means is that access to legal abortion. Come on now. The dayat the end of come abortion cares is health care. 77 of americans say they do not want to see roe v. Wade overturned. There is no state in this country where abortion bans are popular. Thats right, thats why today is so important. We appreciate the fact that you are here ready to breathe life into our democracy and stand up for our freedom. I know many of you have traveled there from very far away and we are excited that you bring our power, our dream and their aspirations into this event and into this moment. Thats right because we know for sure that we decide, you and me, the fate of our democracy. [applause] who decides . We decide. Who decides . We decide. Access to abortion and Reproductive Health care is at risk in South Carolina and across the country. I mean anyone who wa
Ready to get started. We have the after lunch session. Vicki and i happen tasked with getting everyone really ready to go. Do not embarrass us. My mom is watching. All right. Im excited to start the second part of our program today. We still have a time of candidates to hear from. I am so, because they are not just articulating how they will protect access. They are talking about expanding it and getting bolding getting visionary. Exactly. Do you feel like you are hearing what you want to hear . [applause] ok. A couple reminders on our ground rules. Make sure our storytellers who are being so brave and sharing arer testimony, that we listening to those folks. Second ground rule. We are on the record, so our hair is right and tight because we are getting good love on social media from folks watching all across the country. Number three, this is a glitter, not shade environment. If youre not feeling moved, you do not have to cheer, but we will save the shade for the ballot box, all right
Thank you. I am the associate director of latino media and communications for the planned Parenthood Action Fund. I want to give a shout out to the spanishspeaking numbers in the house. Those who are watching at home. I want to say [speaking spanish]. King spanish]\ [applause] thank you. Im the South Carolina director of Public Affairs for planned parenthood south atlantic. Thank you. Excited ill you how am to mc todays we decide or in right here in our home state. We will let everyone know what sexual and Reproductive Health voters expect of all these candidates. That is right. Here is why it matters. Millione of the 13 planned parenthood supporters showed up at the ballot polls. If we activated our network, we would be the difference in this election. The swing would go in our direction. Thats all it takes. All of us getting together, showing up and showing out at the polls. It is only june 2019, the planned Parenthood Action Fund is starting early because the states are still my too
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.