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G. G. Liddle, MD
Bloomington, Hawaii

JAMA. 1970;212(1):159.

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To the Editor.—

News has just arrived that the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration has proposed that manufacturers of birth control pills may be forced to enclose in each package of pills a lengthy warning about the hazards of their use. There are three things wrong with his proposal:

1. Because of news coverage of Senator Nelson's hearings on the oral contraceptives, women have already been warned of risks. As a result, thousands are said to have stopped taking the pills, and some unwanted pregnancies have been reported.
   
2. Some women of lively imagination who have never had any trouble while taking the pills, when they read the proposed "What You Should Know About Birth Control Pills," are going to develop one or more of the following: mental depression, swelling, headaches, nervousness, dizziness, fatigue, backache, changes in appetite and sex drive, pain when urinating, nausea and vomiting, or
   

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