▁front , ▁Ma ure en ▁Re agan ▁differ ed ▁from ▁her ▁father ▁on ▁several ▁key ▁issues . ▁Although ▁re ared ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁following ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁conversion , ▁she ▁was ▁pro - choice ▁on ▁abort ion . ▁She ▁also ▁held ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁Oliver ▁North ▁should ▁have ▁been ▁court - mart ia led . ▁ ▁After ▁her ▁father ▁announced ▁his ▁diagn osis ▁of ▁Al z heimer ' s ▁disease ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁Ma ure en ▁Re agan ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Al z heimer ' s ▁Association ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁group ' s ▁sp okes w oman . ▁While ▁hospital ized ▁for ▁mel an oma ▁cancer ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁her ▁life , ▁Ma ure en ▁was ▁only ▁flo ors ▁away ▁from ▁her ▁father ▁who ▁had ▁suffered ▁a ▁severe ▁fall . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Ma ure en ' s ▁by - then ▁divor ced ▁parents ▁became ▁concerned ▁about ▁her . ▁Ron ald ▁Re agan ▁used ▁his ▁connections ▁at ▁the ▁F BI ▁− ▁established ▁during ▁his ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁anti - comm un ist ▁inform ant ▁− ▁to ▁request ▁the ▁ag ency ▁to ▁investigate ▁her ▁rom antic ▁life . ▁The ▁ag ency ▁did ▁so ▁on ▁condition ▁that ▁the ▁F BI ▁not ▁be ▁c ited ▁as ▁a ▁source , ▁and ▁reported ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁living ▁with ▁an ▁older , ▁married ▁man ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁police ▁officer . ▁ ▁Ma ure en ▁Re agan ▁was ▁married ▁three