Event in SF Tomorrow: Deadly Delivery

Hi, this is Stacy. I just wanted to let you know more about an amazing event tomorrow in San Francisco! You should definitely check it out! More information below:

Wednesday, April 14^th
5:30-7:30pm
San Francisco Public Library
Koret Auditorium
100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 Please RSVP to wbutkus@aiusa.org (415) 288-1800

Please join Amnesty International in partnership with UC Hastings Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, California OneCare and UCSF Safe Motherhood Program at the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health for a special briefing featuring international and domestic experts on maternal mortality and health care as part of the Global Maternal Mortality Crisis Speaker Tour.

Speakers will also include state and local leaders. Featuring:

Larry Cox, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA
Birma Abdulai Sheriff, Executive Director of Amnesty International Sierra Leone
Silvia Rosario Loli Espinoza, Executive Director of Amnesty International Peru
Yves Boukari Traore, Executive Director of Amnesty International Burkina Faso
Sara Elizabeth Rogers, Office of Senator Mark Leno
Maddy Oden, The Tatia Oden French Memorial Foundation
Moderator - Diana Campoamor, President and CEO of Hispanics in Philanthropy

Every minute one woman dies as a consequence of complications during birth or pregnancy. That’s more than 500,000 women a year, one woman every minute of every day. These women do not die of diseases that can’t be treated or complications that can’t be prevented. They die because societies have yet to determine that their lives are worth saving. Health care is a human right for every woman regardless of her race or income status. Amnesty International will announce their support for Senator Mark Leno’s Single Payer Bill SB 810.

For more information about our report: Deadly Delivery: The Maternal Health Care Crisis in the USA please visit http://amnestyusa.org/demanddignity