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Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.48,0:00:12.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Good morning.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.74,0:00:18.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, I survived Alcatraz,\Nso this should be a piece of cake, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.82,0:00:20.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.35,0:00:22.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.01,0:00:28.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wonder what comes to mind\Nwhen you think of our tomorrows,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.92,0:00:32.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the tomorrows of people\Nwith Down syndrome.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.62,0:00:38.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of you may be thinking,\N"Is there a tomorrow for people like us?"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.16,0:00:42.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Given what is happening\Nin a world of prenatal testing,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.77,0:00:45.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anyone would question that.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.55,0:00:52.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I'm here today not only\Nto make a case for Down syndrome,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.69,0:00:57.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but to spread the idea\Nthat all lives matter.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.75,0:00:59.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.87,0:01:12.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would like to start by telling you\Na story about my fifth grade teacher.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.15,0:01:16.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was her first year of teaching\Nwhen I showed up in her class.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.30,0:01:22.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She didn't know anything about \NDown syndrome, but that didn't matter,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.46,0:01:27.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because she knew I wanted to learn,\Nand she wanted to teach.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.20,0:01:30.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We stayed in touch all these years
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.78,0:01:34.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even after she got married\Nand moved to Germany.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.76,0:01:39.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She always made time for me\Nwhen she came back to the States.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.10,0:01:44.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A few years ago,\NI got a special letter from her.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.78,0:01:49.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She told me she was pregnant,\Nand she needed my help.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.90,0:01:55.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She needed my help because her baby\Nwould be born with Down syndrome.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.80,0:02:00.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The diagnosis came\Nvery early in her pregnancy.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.66,0:02:04.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She pushed back \Non any discussion of termination,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.96,0:02:09.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because she knew Down syndrome\Nfrom a completely different perspective
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.35,0:02:11.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than her doctor did.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.02,0:02:16.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She taught him about one of her\Nfifth grade students.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.49,0:02:18.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Me.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.20,0:02:23.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, what is Down syndrome, anyway?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.07,0:02:27.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, let me take you back\Nto your high school Biology classes
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.78,0:02:30.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you learned about chromosomes.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.03,0:02:32.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Soft laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.26,0:02:37.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have 23 pairs of chromosomes\Nin every cell in your body.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.54,0:02:39.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Forty six total.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.56,0:02:44.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I have one more than you do.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.04,0:02:45.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.92,0:02:47.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.09,0:02:57.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have 47, and so does\Neveryone else like me.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.51,0:03:02.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is not a disease.\NYou can't catch it from anyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.17,0:03:04.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is just something that happens.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.41,0:03:09.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as of today, we really\Ndon't know why it happens.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.38,0:03:15.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We learned about this extra chromosome\Nonly about 50 years ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.44,0:03:22.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A research team, led by\NDr. Jérôme Lejeune, made the discovery
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.18,0:03:27.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that all of us with Down syndrome\N"rock" an extra chromosome.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.01,0:03:29.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.15,0:03:33.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dr. Lejeune devoted his life\Nto finding ways
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.40,0:03:39.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to improve the lives of those of us\Nwho were born with the extra chromosome.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.73,0:03:44.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was never his intention\Nto have his discoveries lead to the test
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.88,0:03:47.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that would prevent our lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.11,0:03:52.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was right around this time,\Nhalf way through the 20th century,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.60,0:03:58.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the practice of institutionalizing\Npeople like me, shortly after birth,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.35,0:04:01.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was finally coming to an end,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.61,0:04:05.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because families started\Npushing back on the practice.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.15,0:04:12.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It still took a while for some healthcare\Nprofessionals to catch on to that though.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.08,0:04:15.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've heard my dad talk about the doctor
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.01,0:04:19.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,discussing this option\Nwith him when I was born.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.73,0:04:23.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The doctor predicted\Nthat I would be lucky to be able
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.78,0:04:29.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to tie my own shoes, or write my own name.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.69,0:04:35.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, he forgot to mention the part\Nabout the English Channel, though.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.10,0:04:36.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.55,0:04:39.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Cheers)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.36,0:04:48.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After saying "No" to institutions,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.14,0:04:51.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,families were searching for ways\Nto make life better for their children
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.77,0:04:54.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,born with intellectual disabilities.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.92,0:05:00.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Getting into their neighborhood schools\Nwasn't an option at that time.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.65,0:05:03.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So they fixed that.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.08,0:05:09.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the early 60s and 70s,\Nwe had parents, ordinary parents,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.66,0:05:13.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and other friends\Nand supporters they could enlist,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.39,0:05:17.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,knocking down doors,\Npulling out all stops,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.74,0:05:21.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,standing up for our rights\Nand getting legislation passed
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.60,0:05:28.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that allowed people like me\Ninto the classrooms of the 80s and 90s.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.18,0:05:33.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For many of those parents,\Nthe parents a generation ahead of mine,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.64,0:05:40.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was too late for their own children,\Nbut they made it happen for my generation.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.12,0:05:43.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They opened the doors.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.02,0:05:45.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.84,0:05:56.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They opened the doors\Nand we walked right in.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.38,0:06:00.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I guess you can say\Nthey created our tomorrows,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.64,0:06:03.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we owe them a great deal of thanks.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.54,0:06:09.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that brings us to today - the present.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.72,0:06:13.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As we turn the corner\Ninto the 21st century,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.28,0:06:18.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have begun to see more and more\Nyoung people with Down syndrome,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.23,0:06:22.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all over the country,\Ngraduating from their high schools,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.84,0:06:29.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some going on to higher education,\Nlearning employable job skills.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.04,0:06:34.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, just so you know,\Nit's far from perfect.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.61,0:06:37.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Breakthroughs haven't come for everyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.91,0:06:41.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We still have battles\Nto fight for inclusion
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.15,0:06:45.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in too many classrooms around the country.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.01,0:06:49.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unemployment is still\Na huge hurdle for us.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.94,0:06:54.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, those grassroots\Nfamily-driven organizations
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.22,0:06:58.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are hard at work collaborating, lobbying,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.87,0:07:01.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and driving for improvement.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.52,0:07:07.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is easy to see the progress\Nwe have made, ladies and gentlemen.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.01,0:07:10.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can pick any city\Nor state in the U.S.,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.92,0:07:14.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,search in the various\NDown syndrome support groups there
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.95,0:07:19.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and read about some\Nof the accomplishments I'm talking about.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.46,0:07:24.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You'll read about accomplished\Nmusicians and artists.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.08,0:07:27.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You'll read about\Nblack belts in taekwondo,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.56,0:07:32.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,golfers, dancers, models,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.51,0:07:37.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actors, and public speakers,\Nas well as good employees,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.34,0:07:42.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,making significant contributions\Nto their companies and communities.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.62,0:07:49.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All role models for what can be done\Nin spite of one extra chromosome.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.78,0:07:55.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All doing our part to rewrite\Nthe story on Down syndrome.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.07,0:07:59.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, what is the issue?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.59,0:08:04.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, as we turned the corner\Non the 21st century,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.58,0:08:07.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,something else was happening too.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.48,0:08:13.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While we were all busy\Nwriting new chapters on Down syndrome,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.61,0:08:17.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it seems the whole industry has grown up,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.40,0:08:21.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the race is on\Nto find newer, faster ways
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.74,0:08:25.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to test for Down syndrome before birth.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.70,0:08:30.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The problem is, without timely\Nand accurate information
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.45,0:08:32.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about all our progress,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.47,0:08:38.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if a test shows an extra chromosome,\Npregnancies are being terminated.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.65,0:08:43.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Except for those, \Nlike my fifth grade teacher who say,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.95,0:08:47.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I know a different Down syndrome,"
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.07,0:08:51.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or, "Wait a minute,\Nlet me learn more about this."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.27,0:08:55.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We still have experts\Nin the medical community
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.78,0:09:01.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,advising families with old\Nand outdated data,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.31,0:09:05.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,data that reflects the past,\Nand ignores the present.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.20,0:09:08.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine that, ladies and gentlemen,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.82,0:09:14.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here we are reversing\Nthe damage of life in institutions,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.02,0:09:16.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,removing barriers to education,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.88,0:09:22.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,making inroads into a full\Nand inclusive life for people like me.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.01,0:09:28.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we have those who say\Nwe shouldn't even be born at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.11,0:09:36.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, my fifth grade teacher\Nnamed her baby Mia Rose.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.66,0:09:40.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mia is eight years old now.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.93,0:09:44.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She's going to her neighborhood school.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.26,0:09:47.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She's speaking both English and German,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.73,0:09:50.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but more importantly, Mia is a swimmer.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.99,0:09:52.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.61,0:09:54.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.56,0:10:04.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our world is better with Mia in it.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.40,0:10:10.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believe Down syndrome\Nis a life worth saying yes to.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.56,0:10:13.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is a life worth saving.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.00,0:10:20.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And thankfully, the same\Ngrassroots family movement
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.65,0:10:22.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that pulled us out of institutions
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.95,0:10:29.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and gave us the ability to live, learn\Nand grow along with everyone else,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.32,0:10:33.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is leading the charge to do just that:
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.68,0:10:36.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,save our lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.95,0:10:42.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Global Down Syndrome Foundation\Nwas started about 10 years ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.56,0:10:47.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by a grandfather who didn't know\Nanything at all about Down syndrome
Dialogue: 0,0:10:47.64,0:10:50.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until his grandchild was born.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:50.25,0:10:54.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He studied our past,\Nhe learned about our present,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.73,0:10:57.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he was troubled by what he saw.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:57.84,0:11:02.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He gathered people around him\Nto focus on our future.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.63,0:11:08.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their answer to the prenatal\Ntesting industry is
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.62,0:11:12.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Linda Crnic Institute\Nfor Down Syndrome,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.50,0:11:14.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the first of its kind in the U.S.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.94,0:11:18.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,committed solely\Nto research and medical care
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.54,0:11:22.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the stated goal to eradicate
Dialogue: 0,0:11:22.55,0:11:25.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the medical and cognitive ill effects
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.99,0:11:29.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,caused by that extra chromosome.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.04,0:11:32.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then, there is the LuMind Foundation,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.97,0:11:37.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yet another grassroots,\Nparent-driven organization
Dialogue: 0,0:11:37.34,0:11:41.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is funding very targeted\Nmedical research.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.72,0:11:44.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their focus is on our learning problems,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:44.67,0:11:49.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our speech problems, our memory problems,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:49.37,0:11:53.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well as the huge threat\Nmany of us face,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.48,0:11:57.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that is the early onset\Nof Alzheimer's disease.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.51,0:12:01.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These organizations\Nare changing the playing field
Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.99,0:12:05.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for those of us with Down syndrome,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:05.22,0:12:09.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they hold the keys to our future.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:09.09,0:12:15.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just like the families of the 60s and 70s\Nwho said "No" to the institutions,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.08,0:12:19.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and "Yes" to education and inclusion.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:19.71,0:12:24.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These organizations know\Nwhat's possible for us in the future,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:24.35,0:12:28.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because of the incredible progress\Nwe are making now.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:30.34,0:12:36.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, Margaret Mead once said,\N"Never doubt that a small group
Dialogue: 0,0:12:36.46,0:12:40.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of thoughtful, committed citizens\Ncan change the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:40.70,0:12:45.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Indeed, it is the only thing\Nthat ever has."
Dialogue: 0,0:12:45.96,0:12:52.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, you only have to look back\Nabout 50 years to see the proof of that
Dialogue: 0,0:12:52.02,0:12:55.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for those of us with Down syndrome.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:55.52,0:13:00.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look how they changed our world\Nand are still changing it.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.24,0:13:04.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can't you just imagine a future\Nfor people like me,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:04.41,0:13:07.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are just starting out now?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:08.46,0:13:10.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know I can.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:11.87,0:13:17.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, before I close I have one request\Nto make of all of you here,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:17.38,0:13:19.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and anyone watching this.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:20.44,0:13:24.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please, turn your back on the R-word.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:24.03,0:13:27.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please eliminate it from your vocabulary.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:27.96,0:13:32.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, the R-word. \NIt is long overdue for extinction.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:33.72,0:13:36.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You may think we don't\Nunderstand that word,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:36.94,0:13:40.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or you may think we can't\Nhear it when it is said.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:40.70,0:13:44.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But believe me when I tell you,\Nwe do understand,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:44.56,0:13:48.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can hear it, and it hurts.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:48.18,0:13:54.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It has no place in our world,\Nso help me on this one, please.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:55.15,0:13:59.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finally, I will leave you\Nwith this one idea.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:00.23,0:14:02.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every life has value.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:02.80,0:14:08.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every life matters, regardless\Nof the number of chromosomes we have.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:08.84,0:14:10.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:10.50,0:14:12.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)