Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
Dr. Cook, I was very interested in the work that you and your organization do to promote reproductive health, which is obviously a critical issue linked to women's health. As you may know, it has also been difficult to make sure there's federal funding both here at home, but more importantly abroad. Sadly we have a very narrow prescription from this government on what reproductive health includes, and sadly, too many times it excludes access to abortion and access to information on abortion. We know that the lack of access is also intertwined with the violence women face.
I'm wondering if you could speak to your perspective on social determinants which has come out through your presentation. Could you speak to the role of poverty when it comes to the barriers that women face, the propensity to face violence as a result of those marginalized situations and how that ultimately affects their health? Do we need to address poverty when we talk about violence against women?