Marjory E. Malo Mecklenburg (born 1935) is an American government administrator. She has served as an advisor for the

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and was appointed by

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to the U.S.

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, serving in the Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs and serving as Director of the

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until 1985. She and her husband

Fred Mecklenburg Fred Emil Mecklenburg (1935Smith, Joe T. (1968). American directory of obstetricians and gynecologists: Volume 8.' - April 6, 2020) was an American obstetrician-gynecologist who had been active in opposition to legal abortion. He was a founder o ...

are prominent activists in

opposition to legal abortion Anti-abortion movements, also self-styled as pro-life or abolitionist movements, are involved in the abortion debate advocating against the practice of abortion and its legality. Many anti-abortion movements began as countermovements in respons ...

. She is a founder of the Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life, American Citizens Concerned for Life, and has served as a leader of the

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Life and career

Marjory Malo grew up in

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, and she and her future husband were high school debating partners before marriage.Thibodeau, Lynn (1977). ''The Happy Housewife.'' Carillon Books, She and her husband have four children, one of whom is Karl Mecklenburg, a former

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player for the

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.(17 December 1994)
Meacj eager to tackle life after football. Broncos great moving on after 12 seasons of proving 'slow white kid' could star in NFL.
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'' Mecklenburg was appointed by

to the Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs at the U.S.

. She had previously served on an advisory panel for the

investigating fertility planning technologies. United States Office of Technology Assessment (1981). ''World population and fertility planning technologies : the next 20 years.'' DIANE, Mecklenburg's tenure at the Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs focused on issues related to teenage pregnancy, where she specifically proposed Reagan administration policies requiring

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for minors seeking birth control.Blinkhorn, Lois (October 4, 1982). Using Federal clout to fight teenage sex. ''

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'' She later became Director of the

.Glaser, Vera (8 August 1981)
Teen-Age Pregnancy: Reagan Health Aide Says Teens Should Learn to Say No
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''Anderson, Jack and Joseph Spear (26 August 1987)
U.S. paid for mom's trips
''Ellensburg Daily Record'' While there she came under scrutiny for using government funds to travel to see her son’s Denver Bronco games. She resigned in 1985.

Opposition to abortion

Mecklenburg and her husband became involved in the

in 1967.(May 16, 1993). Driven to extremes. '' St. Paul Pioneer Press'' Mecklenburg served as president of the pro-life organization Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life, succeeding her husband in that position. In the 1980s, Marjory Mecklenburg served as president of the

.Associated Press (February 27, 1985)
Resignation of Population Official Ends Expense Account Probe.
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Selected publications and media

*Marjory E. Mecklenburg, Patricia G. Thompson The Adolescent Family Life Program as a prevention measure. '' Public Health Rep''. 1983 Jan-Feb; 98(1): 21–29. *Marjory Mecklenburg; Judith P Fink; ACCL Education Fund. All about families : research in progress on education for parenthood, abortion, family planning, and population control. Minneapolis : American Citizens Concerned for Life, Education Fund, ©1975 *Glen O Jenson; Orrin Hatch; Louis Harris; Martha Kendrick; Richard M Eyre; Marjory Mecklenburg; Mark Cannon; Afesa Bell-Nathaniel (1981). Preparation for marriage and parenthood : who is responsible? Utah State University, Television Services *Maris Vinovskis Interview with Marjory Mecklenburg; Karen Mulhauser *Glen O Jenson; Orrin Hatch; Louis Harris; Martha Kendrick; Richard M Eyre; Marjory Mecklenburg; Mark Cannon; Afesa Bell-Nathaniel (1981) Update in quality parenting, 1981., Preparation for marriage and parenthood ;, no. 10. Utah State University, Television Services,

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References

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