Augwt 26, 1981 Prof. Robert Zachary 30 Eall6mgat8 Road Sheffield SlOSPS m0-d Dear Bob: I have your lettar of August 11th and delighted to hear that Faith is making progrem, B8tty haa scam cements; about that which we will g8t to you later. It think the world is getting heated up to the eituatiou in reference to infanticide. We have the f6mou6 8itme6e twin6 here who have attracted a lot of attention, first hause their pediatrician father and his pediatrician colbague mt them aaride to statve to death after which they were taken on as ward6 of the Mate and sent to the Children'6 Hospital in Chicago (wh8re unfortunately the non-courageous surgical staff refused to co66 to grip6 with 68parating them). !Phe judge ruled that the case could be dimaimed and it wa6 the u6ual wNte wash on legal t8chnicalitiee because the father had been char@ with attemptcsd homicide a6 had the attandiug pediatrician. The district attorney, hmever, is a very pro- life guy and is going after tbia again at a higher court. The Amricans United for Life, our legal branch of the pro-life momts io providing ae much help as possible and I think this may beeune a very important cam here. There are two other situations in the country at the mommt which ham attracted attention and th6 best thing about it all is that nuroaa are now cowing forward to speak. I do b8li8ve that you and I are still the only people who at8 rtanding up to be couuted and are calling these terribl8 rituations iu pediatric surgery what th8y are; namely, infanticide. I 661 delighted you have started on the profe66ional ethicdl for nurse6. I would love to ~88 it in draft for6 or any other way that I can. &B to my own situatiou, the Congrers has passed the law that enable6 me to bercome Surgeon General a~ far as my age and experience are concerned. My mI illV86tigPti after which I wil tx ,&ynderway and the President will appoint 68 shortly 4 efore the Senate confirmation casaittee which should be the 15th of 8eptmber. That will be on h8llish time became I will bc a6 I have been ev8r since I have been in Wa6h%lgton the focal point of the pro-abortion attack against the President and th8 Swzretary but they are invulnerable and I an not. If 1 pa68 that, then the whole hIat8 Prof. Robert Zachary August 28, 1981 Page 2 acts upon my nomination and I becaps Surg8on General. Frara a purely personal spiritual point of view, X believe that I will be confirmed because I am 8ur8 the Lord did not bring me to Washington to sit around here doing what I amdoingnow. One of my duties is to supervioe twenty-six bilateral health apeemnts with foreigu countries and I hawt 6everal trips planned to Europa and also plan to give the Founders' Day lecture at Children's Hoepital in Dublin right after our Thanksgiving Day C818bratfOn hgre. It 18 my hope that on one of those occasions I can find 6ome official buelness someplace so that I cau get to s8e you and Faith. I n8ed the refreahmnt of sitting down with a litrs-minded Christian pro-lifer and talk&giti~ov8r. wh6n B8tty knew that I was writing you , 6h8 wrote a lstter to you herself to enclose with thie one. bwev8r, I ax dictating this from Waehiugton by telephone to Philad8lphfa and therefore I an going to r8ad her letter now to the machine and have my eecretary Eiko in Philadelphia type it. Cth8lwi88 YOU won't get it. I don't eand this kind of personal stuff through my secretaries in Washington. Here is what Betty said dat8d August 25th. Dear Bob and Faith: JU6t haV8 t0 tuck a little nOt8 in Chick'6 rseponse t0 your la6t letter. It is 6uch good new8 to hear that Faith 16 progressing and doing 80 w611,-- indeed, quite a tribute to many things, but perhaps most of all to h8r great epirit and to Bob's nutritious cooking and nightly Ovaltin and "biscuit"! We ar8 86pecially delighted that you are planning a late October trip to 688 Anne. I am sure it will take some planning but should be Buch a happy time for you all. Al.80, I have to say a ma1 "thr88 cheers" for Bob's continuing forthright stand and advocacy for th8 disabl8d and the less than perfect little 01~8s. How few will speak out a6 you and Chick do! I a16 surethe&veningOtandard I&porter rsally blinked at your rmuarlre about a baby drowMng in a wading pool&: -And E knov you make use of every opportunity to sp8ak out. We are proud to know you and trea6ure our fricandship with you both. I am 8~x8 Chick will bring you up to date on Ns quest to become Surgeon General. Love to you both. Betty, And Sow I send my love to you both a6 well and hope to 688 you samtim this fall. Sincerely, C. Everett Koop, M.D.