2005: FPA's Annual Meeting

On November 17th 2005, FPA held its annual meeting where Karen Pearl, interim president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America recounted on her first year at the helm of PPFA. FPA also presented the following three awards: The Alfred F. Moran Public Advocacy Award, presented to the Honorable Constance Cook, the former New York State Assemblymember who led the fight to reform the state abortion law in 1970. The Rev. Beatrice Blair Courageous Service Award, presented to Dr. Irene Sills, a pediatrician and devoted women’s health activist and scholar. The Shirley Gordon Public Policy Leadership Award, presented to Jen Wylegala, the former executive director of the New York Chapter of Republican Majority for Choice.