“Entrenching patent monopolies contradicts Obama’s stated goals of ‘saving the world’s children from preventable deaths’ and ‘realizing the promise of an AIDS-free generation.’ This contradiction between the TPP and the U.S. government’s stated commitment to public health has been apparent for a while. Back in 2011, Doctors Without Borders executive director Sophie DeLaunay said that the TPP would create ‘a fundamental contradiction between U.S. trade policy and U.S. commitments to global health.’ Contradictions like this are nothing new for the state.”
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