IFRT Programs
at the 2007 ALA Annual Conference
June 21–27, 2007
Washington, D.C.
“Congress Shall Make No Law Respecting an Establishment of Religion, or Prohibiting the Free Exercise Thereof; or Abridging the Freedom of Speech, or of the Press; or the Right of the People Peaceably to Assemble, and To Petition the Government for a Redress of Grievances.”— First Amendment
"Scientific and Health Information: The Threat Posed by Political Interference"
Sponsored by the ALA Intellectual Freedom Round Table
Saturday, June 23, 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., Renaissance Mayflower, State Room
Susan F. Wood, PhD will discuss the value of sound science in health care policy decision-making, the growing politicization of science, and the importance of scientific freedom in safeguarding the public interest. Dr. Wood resigned as Assistant Commissioner for Women's Health at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on August 31, 2005, in protest of the decision to once again delay over-the-counter status to Plan B emergency contraception, which recently received partial approval by the FDA. Cosponsored by GODORT, SRRT, and FTF.