Margaret J. Meeker (born 1957)[1] is an American pediatrician and author of books on parenting from a Christian perspective.
Her commentary on the rise of teenage sexually transmitted diseases has caught attention in education[2] and popular publications.[3][4] Meeker is invited onto broadcast programs on the topics she has written about, such as The Today Show,[5] and The Ingraham Angle[6] and she has a following in Christian groups on social and mainstream media[7][8] and former President Donald Trump.[9] Meeker is not professionally affiliated with conservative organizations.[10] Meeker has written on gender roles in parenting and in adolescent psychology. She was formerly a supporter of birth control and later changed her views.[10] Meeker cites psychological benefits as the basis of her support of sexual abstinence among teenagers,[10] her views are quoted in analysis of the impact of pornography[11] and the attitudes of the church to sexuality.[12] She has appeared on various media programs such as 60 Minutes, The Today Show,[5] Fox News's The Ingraham Angle,[6] Donald Trump shared another one of her appearances on Fox & Friends,[9] The Federalist, The Telegraph, and NPR. Her book Epidemic is the earliest known source of the Rainbow party urban myth.[13]
Meeker is an adjunct clinical assistant professor at Michigan State University.[14] She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.[10]