Re: [asa] Mandatory HPV vaccination

I think the problem is the mandatory nature of this executive order.
Mandatory vaccinations for schoolchildren are appropriate for communicable
diseases that are transmitted by ordinary social contact. It seems very
different to me to require that kids be vaccinated against an STD. It does
seem like the kind of thing families should decide for themselves. I could
see maybe making state funding available for any family that chooses the
vaccine.

On 2/6/07, Bill Hamilton <williamehamiltonjr@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> My wife and I had a discussion about this and she saw it as an invitation
> to
> girls to be sexually active. I pointed out that the vaccine only protected
> girls against cervical cancer, not against other STD's. Still, I couldn't
> see
> the value of it for girls raised in a Christian home who were taught not
> to
> have premarital sex. However, I soon realized that the vaccine _would_
> protect
> girls/women who
> 1. Were raped
> 2. Married men who were less than honest about their previous sexual
> activity
> 3. Were promiscuous in spite of their training (it _does_ happen)
>
> --- drsyme@cablespeed.com wrote:
>
> > Several states have pending legislation this year similar
> > to the Texas' Govenor's "Executive Order"
> >
> > Lots of potential areas of discussion about this topic.
> >
> > http://www.breitbart.com/news/2007/02/02/D8N1PVG80.html
> >
> >
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> Bill Hamilton
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