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From: wurzelma@aecom.UUCP (John Wurzelmann)
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Subject: Re: Coke isn't it (for contraception)
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Date: Wed, 4-Dec-85 17:26:58 EST
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> 
> 	Based on the anecdotal accounts of the use of a coca-cola douche as
> a form of contraception in the third world, and the recent New Coke/Classic 
> Coke debate, 3 doctors at Harvard Medical School published a letter in the


	As I recall, it turns out that Diet Coke is an even more effective
spermicide than either, Coke Classic or New Coke! In any case, while it's
apparent that none of these beverages constitute an effective means of
birth control, they are probably better than nothing in the case of an
emergency, say a rape, or a case or rapid-onset fulminant irresponsibility.
	I also wonder how the church and/or the right to life groups are
going to react to the fact that an over the counter contraceptive is and
has been advertised over the air waves for lo so many years. Imagine if you
will Archbishop O'Connor picketing NBC for it's airing of Coca-Cola ads.
	Finally, I doubt that any C0 2 which may end up in the blood stream
following a Coke Douche can do any harm, since the body is well equipped
for getting rid of it, and since gynecologists have been injecting the
female genital tract with air for years, for the purpose of demonstrating
the patency of the fallopian tubes, and without any serious adverse reactions.


					John Wurzelmann