The C. Everett Koop Papers

Title:: Letter from M. Joycelyn Elders, Antonia C. Novello, C. Everett Koop, Julius Richmond, S. Paul Ehrlich, Jr., and Jesse L. Steinfeld to Edward M. Kennedy
Description:: In this letter, as well as in subsequent Congressional testimony, then current U. S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders (1993-1994), as well as former Surgeons General Antonia Novello, Koop, Julius Richmond, S. Paul Ehrlich, and Jesse Steinfeld opposed mandatory written parental consent to dispensing birth-control information and contraceptive aides to minors for fear that such a requirement would facilitate the spread of AIDS.; Item is a photocopy.
Number of Image Pages:: 2 (133,804 Bytes)
Date:: 1994-02-07 (February 7, 1994)
Creator:: Elders, M. Joycelyn; Novello, Antonia C.; Koop, C. Everett; Richmond, Julius; Ehrlich, S. Paul Jr; Steinfeld, Jesse L.
Recipient:: Kennedy, Edward M.; United States Senate
Rights:: This item is in the public domain. It may be used without permission.
Exhibit Category:: AIDS, the Surgeon General, and the Politics of Public Health
Relation:: [Dr. C. Everett Koop and other Surgeons General testifying before the U.S. Senate on AIDS policy] (February 1994)
Unique Identifier:: QQBBTB
Document Type:: Letters (correspondence)
Language:: English
Format:: application/pdf; image/tif
Physical Condition:: Good
Metadata Last Modified Date:: 2006-06-09