Women Leaders Flock to San Francisco, Fight for Health Care Protection
By Pete Suratos ••
A collective of elected female leaders on Tuesday gathered in San Francisco to scold President Donald Trump as well as fight to safeguard women’s access to health care. Pete Suratos reports.
A collective of elected female leaders on Tuesday gathered in San Francisco to scold President Donald Trump as well as fight to safeguard women's access to health care.
The rally, kicked off at San Francisco City Hall, and featured about a dozen elected officials standing alongside community members. Organizers said they were there to "women's universal access to affordable reproductive, family planning, and sexual health services." And they plan to introduce a resolution at a board of supervisor's meeting to continue providing access to birth control and other feminine health care issues.
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Women’s rights supporters march alongside an estimated 100,000 people during the San Francisco Women’s March. (January 21, 2017)
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An estimated over 100,000 people gathered at the Civic Center for the Women’s March a day after Donald J. Trump’s inauguration. (January 21, 2017)
An estimated 100,000 people gathered at the Civic Center for the Women’s March a day after Donald J. Trump’s inauguration. (January 21, 2017)
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A demonstrator in the Women’s March in San Francisco, estimated to have over 100,000 people, chants, “We want a leader, not an angry tweeter!” (January 21, 2017)
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A supporter encourages all demonstrators of the Women’s March as they rally down Market St. in San Francisco. (January 21, 2017)
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Over 100,000 demonstrators joined the Women’s March in San Francisco a day after Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration. (January 21, 2017)
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Fifth grade teacher, Nicole Shigeta, collaborated with her students to make a poster for the Women's March in Albany. (January 21, 2017)
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Young girls like Sicily, Leah and Lili joined the Women's March in Albany. (January 21, 2017)
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Over 100,000 demonstrators joined the Women's March in Oakland, several carrying signs expressing their opinion of President Donald Trump. (January 21, 2017)
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Over 100,000 demonstrators joined the Women's March in Oakland to protest President Donald Trump. (January 21, 2017)
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Over 100,000 demonstrators joined the Women's March in Oakland, several carrying signs expressing their opinion of President Donald Trump. (January 21, 2017)
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Over 100,000 demonstrators joined the Women's March in Oakland, several carrying signs expressing their opinion of President Donald Trump. (January 21, 2017)
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Over 100,000 demonstrators gathered peacefully in Oakland the day after Donald Trump's inauguration for the Women's March. (January 21, 2017)
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In commemoration of Frank Ogawa's service as a councilman and vice mayor in the 1960's, demonstrators placed a "pussy hat" on his statue in Oakland during the Women's March. (January 21, 2017)
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'Silence is complicit:' Redwood City rally calls for active citizenship among those in San Mateo County during the Women's March. (January 21, 2017)
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'Silence is complicit:' Redwood City rally calls for active citizenship among those in San Mateo County during the Women's March. (January 21, 2017)
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The threat of rain did not deter the crowd that gathered in Redwood City to rally during the Women's March. (January 21, 2017)
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The threat of rain did not deter the crowd that gathered in Redwood City to rally during the Women's March. (January 21, 2017)
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Over 25,000 demonstraters joined the Women’s March in San Francisco a day after Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration. (January 21, 2017)
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Over 25,000 demonstrators joined the Women’s March in San Francisco a day after Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration. (January 21, 2017)
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Over 25,000 demonstrators joined the Women’s March in San Francisco a day after Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration. (January 21, 2017)
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Over 25,000 demonstrators joined the Women’s March in San Francisco a day after Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration. (January 21, 2017)
"The resolution is the board of supervisors proactively saying that that they’re going to fight to continue to support access to contraception, access to health care," said Carlina Hanzen of the Women's Community Clinic. "To make sure that no matter what happens the city is standing firm for women and girls."
The resolution, which also comes after Trump reinstated a global gag rule, which blocks foreign aid for family-planning services, comes on the heels of a successful Women's March in San Francisco, and the world.
This is also the first time that the majority of the board of supervisors are women.
