From: michael henstrom [henstrom.1@osu.edu]
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 12:46 AM
To: FDADockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: Morning after pill

To whom it may concern

I am writing voicing my concern about the push by some to have 
the FDA pass a law making it legal to dispense the "morning after
pill" over the counter.  It seems to me that this is being 
done under the guise that it will prevent abortions.  What it
really is doing is commiting abortion.  I believe that every 
man and women was born to this earth with one of the greatest
things--free agency.  We all have been given this ability to
act for ourselves.  The downfall of our society is that we are
not making people accountable for their actions.  Recently, in 
Reno, Nevada, a man has been accused of molesting dozens to 
hundreds of children with 500 video tapes as evidence.  Some of 
these kids and parents of these children are defending the action
of this child molester by saying that he is a "good guy."  This
should make us all sick that parents of children are supporting
a pervert who is molesting their children.  It is pretty obvious
that this man should be punished for his actions and be held 
accountable.  We should be equally outraged at the lack of 
accountablitity every day by those who get pregnant and treat the 
new zygote, embryo, fetus,  as though it were an unwelcome 
parasite.  The decision was made to have unprotected sex and 
that decision cannot be left without consequences, whether it
be a sexually transmitted disease or pregnancy.  It outrages me
that our society has gotten to the point that we could think
about going to the local pharmacy to buy a murder weapon, use it
to kill and go on like nothing ever happened.  The more lenient
we are on this matter, the worse our society will get.  Bring some
morals back to this country and take a stand against this new 
proposal to make the "morning after pill" an over-the-counter
medication.

Sincerely,

Mike Henstrom
Med I student
Ohio State University