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February 5, 2016

2 Cancer Patients Arrested Protesting Drug Provisions in TPP
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Protests against the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal continue after
the 12-nation pact was signed Thursday in New Zealand. In Washington,
D.C., two cancer patients were arrested after linking arms and refusing
to leave the lobby of the building that houses Ph RMA, the trade
association that has pressed for expanded monopolies in the TPP. Zahara
Heckscher spoke as she was arrested.

Zahara Heckscher: "I have advanced breast cancer, and I'm here to tell
Congress, 'Reject the Trans-Pacific Partnership.' It hurts people with
cancer. It would make cancer medicines even more expensive. We can't
afford the TPP. People with cancer can't afford the TPP. It's a
life-and-death issue."

To see our interview with Zahara Heckscher, you can go to
democracynow.org.


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