Author Meets Readers

FPA Departments

A Speaker’s series featuring authors from the Faculty of Public Affairs talking about their intriguing books and answering your questions.

Upcoming speakers series dates:

Thursday, September 26, 2013

5:30-7:00 p.m.
Irene’s Pub
885 Bank St. Ottawa

Melissa Haussman will be talking about her book:Reproductive Rights and the State: Getting the Birth Control, RU-486, and Morning-After Pills and the Gardasil Vaccine to the U.S. Market.

Author Melissa Haussman will be in attendance along with a stellar panel including:

Justine McNulty, Therapist at The Centre for Treatment of Sexual Abuse and Childhood Trauma
Marc-Andre Gagnon, Assistant Professor at the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University

Overview: Melissa Haussman’s book tackles a subject that remains controversial more than 60 years after “the pill” was approved for use in the United States. The first book to examine the politicization of the FDA approval process for reproductive drugs, this study maps the hard-fought battles over the four major drugs currently on the U.S. market.

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Look for these upcoming Author Meets Readers

Date	Author	Book title
Sept. 26	Melissa Haussman	Reproductive Rights and the State: Getting the Birth Control, Ru-486, and Morning-After Pills and the Gardasil Vaccine to the U.S. Market
Oct. TBD	Susan Braedley	Troubling Care