The committee will now come to order. Good morning to everyone. The purpose of this hearing is to examine how state policies like those in missouri are impacting residentsaccess to comprehensive Reproductive Health care services, including abortion. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. For audience purposes, we welcome you and respect your interest in being here. In turn, we request and we ask you to respect the proceedings as we go forward in todays hearings. With that, i will now recognize myself to give an Opening Statement. I would like to begin by acknowledging that this is the First Full Committee Hearing we have held since our friend, our colleague and our beloved chairman Elijah Cummings passed away. Chairman cummings spent his entire life fighting for justice and equality for everyone. And he was a fierce champion for womens access to health care. Across the country extreme forces in some State Governments are taking drac
The committee will now come to order. Good morning to everyone. The purpose of this hearing is to examine how state policies like those in missouri are impacting residentsaccess to comprehensive Reproductive Health care services, including abortion. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. For audience purposes, we welcome you and respect your interest in being here. In turn, we request and we ask you to respect the proceedings as we go forward in todays hearings. With that, i will now recognize myself to give an Opening Statement. I would like to begin by acknowledging that this is the First Full Committee Hearing we have held since our friend, our colleague and our beloved chairman Elijah Cummings passed away. Chairman cummings spent his entire life fighting for justice and equality for everyone. And he was a fierce champion for womens access to health care. Across the country extreme forces in some State Governments are taking drac
Senate. And we will tell you why this dog has been drawn into the debate over same sex marriage in australia. Glad you could join us. It is seven in the morning in singapore, midnight in london, and 5 30am in myanmar, where, on thursday, you and agencies will enter Rakhine State for the First Time Since the mass exodus of Rohingya Muslims began. The burmese army has been accused of ethnic cleansing and nearly half a million rohingyas have fled to bangladesh to escape a brutal crackdown, which the army say began after attacks by rohingya militants. The bbcsjonathan head has tracked down a man who claims to be one of those rohingya fighters. This is his special report. This is where desperate ring of muslims started to fight back. This town in Rakhine State is now a smoking ruin, with its Muslim Population gone. For years, rohingyas have enjoyed discrimination, abuses, and confinement to squalid camps, but unlike other minorities in myanmar, they did not rebel against the government. Tha
World news. Its newsday. Its 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 6 30 in the morning in myanmar, where, on thursday, un agencies will enter Rakhine State for the First Time Since the mass exodus of Rohingya Muslims began. The burmese army has been accused of ethnic cleansing and nearly half a million rohingyas have fled to bangladesh to escape the brutal crackdown, which the army says began after attacks by rohingya militants. The bbcsjonathan head has tracked down a man who claims to be one of those rohingya fighters. Here is his special report. This is where a desperate ring of muslims started to fight back. This town in Rakhine State is now a smoking ruin, with its Muslim Population gone. For years, rohingyas have endured discrimination, abuses, and confinement to squalid camps, but, unlike other minorities in myanmar, they did not rebel against the government. Thats now changed. A Burmese Police officer showed me me where hundreds of men, carrying only machetes and petrol bombs, s
The burmese army has been accused of ethnically cleansing nearly half a million rohingyas have fled to bangladesh to escape the brutal crackdown, which the army says began with its Muslim Population gone. For years, rohingyas have endured discrimination, abuses, and confinement to squalid camps, but, unlike other minorities in myanmar, they did not rebel against the government. Thats now changed. A Burmese Police officer showed me me where hundreds of men, carrying only machetes and petrol bombs, stormed towards the police station. They were easily driven off, he said, and many were killed. Shortly afterwards, the self styled leader of the group, calling itself the Arakan Rohingya salvation army, published a video. Rohingyas, he said, had now no choice but to take up arms. Over in bangladesh, i went to see one of the thousands who had answered his call. We met discreetly, in a quiet corner. He described how his commander his amia, he called him had come four years ago, and took me to t