AUTHOR MEETS READERS
Featuring Melissa Haussman who will talk 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.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
5:30-7:00 p.m.
Irene’s Pub
885 Bank St. Ottawa
Author Melissa Haussman will be in attendance along with a stellar panel including:
- Jolanta Scott-Parker, Executive Director at Canadian Federation for Sexual Health
- Justine McNulty MSW, 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
About the book:
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.
About the Author(s):
Melissa Haussman is Associate Professor of Political Science. She teaches in both the US politics and comparative North American fields.
Author Meets Readers is meant to reach out to the community to showcase some of the interesting books that are being produced in the Faculty of Public Affairs at Carleton University. It gives you a chance to learn about these books from leaders in the field and to ask questions, all in an informal and fun setting.
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