Dr. Susan Wood to Speak in Des Moines on Thursday, Jan. 5, on Women's Health, Emergency Contraception and the FDADr. Susan Wood will be speaking at Drake University (Bulldog Theatre) on Thursday, January 5th. This event is free and open to the public, RSVP today! Event details are outlined below.
WOMEN'S HEALTH, EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION AND THE FDA
Why Science is Important in Health Care Policy Decisions
Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa invites you to attend a discussion with Dr. Susan Wood, former Assistant Commissioner for Women’s Health and Director of the Office of Women’s Health at the Food and Drug Administration.
Dr. Wood resigned on August 31, 2005, from the FDA in protest over continued delays in approving over-the-counter status for Plan B emergency contraception.
Though the FDA’s own scientists and advisory panels have approved Plan B for over-the-counter status, this status has been continually delayed since 2003. These delays "continue to limit women's access to a product that would reduce unintended pregnancies and reduce abortions," writes Wood in her resignation, and are "contrary to [her] core commitment to improving and advancing women's health.”
Please join us on Thursday, January 5, 2006 as Dr. Wood discusses the value of sound science when making health care policy decisions.
Who: Dr. Susan Wood
Former FDA Director of Women's Health
Date: Thursday, January 5, 2006
Time: 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Place: Bulldog Theatre
Drake University - 29th & University
Des Moines, Iowa
RSVP
Contact Family Planning Council of Iowa at FPCI@FPCOUNCIL.COM or 515-288-9028
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Event sponsors: Family Planning Council of Iowa, Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa, Drake University College of Pharmacy, Iowa Commission on the Status of Women and Iowa Pharmacists Association
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