Quote Originally Posted by Dave Byrd
This is a big controversy here in Texas right now because of the mandate here. The religious right and arch conservatives are all in a tizzy.

The medical thinking on this is that it ought to be a routine vaccination just like the others kids get. They're right on this. Kids at the age of vaccination don't have to be having sex to pick up that virus later and end up with cancer. They could even pick it up from a spouse after they're married. Having the vaccination would simply protect a lot of them from that virus and woulnd't encourage sexual promiscuity any more than the polio vaccine does. It just makes health sense. Cervical cancer is a high frequency disease that costs a lot of money.

What does n't make sense is we don't know enough about the vaccine itself and its long term effects just yet to be making laws saying kids have to have it. They need to probably look at vaccinating boys, too, who carry that virus half the time and transmit it to girls. Those aremy concerns.
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Mrs. Greenjeans Reviewed by Mrs. Greenjeans on . Florida may require vaccine for girls TALLAHASSEE - Top Florida lawmakers want every 11- and 12-year-old girl in the state to get a vaccination that would protect them before they risk getting a sexually transmitted virus that can cause cervical cancer. The proposal, backed by Republicans and Democrats, mirrors legislation under consideration in about 20 other states, including Texas, where Gov. Rick Perry issued an executive order Friday that bypassed state lawmakers to mandate the vaccine. Proponents describe the vaccine Rating: 5