Mecklenburg was appointed by
Ronald Reagan to the Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs at the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services. She had previously served on an advisory panel for the
Office of Technology Assessment investigating fertility planning technologies.[3] 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
parental consent for minors seeking birth control.[4]
She later became Director of the
Office of Population Affairs.[5][6] While there she came under scrutiny for using government funds to travel to see her son’s Denver Bronco games. She resigned in 1985.[7][8]
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.
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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, [1981]
References
^Thibodeau, Lynn (1977). The Happy Housewife. Carillon Books,
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