Texas first state to require cancer 'vaccine' for girls

by Brian White (Subscribe to Brian White's posts)
Feb 5th 2007 4:10PM

It kind of troubles me when states start passing legislation that requires vaccines for things that really are not contagious except through certain forms of contact -- like sexual contact.

Texas Governor Rick Perry issued an order this past Friday that makes his state the first ever to require that schoolgirls to get vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer.

So, there is a virus than can cause one type of cancer in women, and it is spread through sexual contact. Fr some reason the government of Texas has taken away rights of the individual here in requiring this vaccination. Somehow, something just does not sit right with me about that.

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Brian 2-05-2007 @ 4:40PM

you can easily opt out.

and if it saves lives, I'm all for it.

Jennifer 2-09-2007 @ 4:01PM

I think what the governor is touching on here is the fact that there are very few things to do in rural texas, other than go mudding and have sex. I know when I lived there, 9 girls out of our class of 200 were pregnant in their sophomore year. It's clear that they are not going to go to mom and dad and ask for birth control, so they certainly wouldn't ask mom and dad to get them a shot to prevent an STD. This way, they get the shot, they don't get the STD and the baby they have at age 17 will have a living, breathing mother who knows all too well why Trojan rakes in the dough year after year.

britton 2-06-2007 @ 3:11AM

Vaccines are great, this is really a great leap forward, hopefully we can find other ways to prevent cancer. We vaccinate against polio, measles, etc, why not against this? People just get squeamish because this particular malady is associated with SEX.

I say bring it on!

Corinne 2-05-2007 @ 10:38PM

It prevents cancer, that's all that is important to me.

Eve 2-05-2007 @ 10:27PM

No you can not opt-out. Mr. Perry has made it an executive decision, making impossible for parents to sign the form (I don't know its correct title) that states because of religious or philisophical reasons our children do not need the vaccines.

Mr. Perry's former chief of staff , and current chief or staffs mother-in-law are two of the three lobbyists working for the manufacturerer of the vaccine.

starwxrwx 2-05-2007 @ 10:46PM

Why are you so against saving women from cancer?

I don't like the tone of your post - it's like you're saving 'you too can avoid cancer if you don't have sexual contact'. Seriously, that is unrealistic and just plain foolish.

What kind of woman is never going to have sexual contact in the future, and hence will never be potentially exposed to this virus?

The vaccine is proven to be most effective if taken while still young, but it will protect you for the rest of your life.

Do you think girls shouldn't be forced to get German measles vaccinations either? After all, that is only to prevent birth defects if they get pregnant!

Brian 2-07-2007 @ 2:30PM

@#2

Eve,

I'll read the article for you.

"Texas allows parents to opt out of inoculations by filing an affidavit objecting to the vaccine on religious or philosophical reasons. Even with such provisions, however, conservative groups say such requirements interfere with parents' rights to make medical decisions for their children. "

You can opt out. Like I said.

Michael 2-06-2007 @ 12:45PM

The vaccination costs $360. Most insurance companies may pay for the vaccination. But what about families on limited or no health insurance. Merck is poised to reap billions of dollars on this drug, so the stakes are very high for them to get the vaccinations mandatory for all girls. This is just another reason why health insurance is so expensive for the average person.