[QUOTE]With his long silver beard and white braided uniform, former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop became one of the most recognizable figures of the Reagan era — and one of the most unexpectedly enduring.
His nomination in 1981 met a wall of opposition from women's groups and liberal politicians, who said President Ronald Reagan selected Koop, a pediatric surgeon and evangelical Christian from Philadelphia, only because of his conservative views, especially his staunch opposition to abortion.
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RIP.
That's one hell of a beard.
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only know him by this tbh
I've never heard of him before this to be honest, but from his Wikipedia article he sounds like a pretty amazing guy. Before he became the Surgeon-General he spent like 30 years developing pediatric surgery, and in his official role: [quote]Though Koop was opposed to abortion on personal and religious grounds, he declined to state that abortion procedures performed by qualified medical professionals posed a substantial health risk to the women whose pregnancies were being terminated, despite political pressure to endorse such a position. [/quote]
Gotta respect him for not letting his personal beliefs dictate government health policy.
Plus his work on AIDS/smoking...damn.
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