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AUSTIN (AP) — Bypassing the Legislature, Republican Gov. Rick Perry signed an order Friday making Texas the first state to require that schoolgirls get vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer.
By issuing an executive order, Perry apparently sidesteps opposition in the Legislature from conservatives and parents’ rights groups who fear such a requirement would condone premarital sex and interfere with the way parents raise their children.
Beginning in September 2008, girls entering the sixth grade — meaning, generally, girls ages 11 and 12 — will have to get Gardasil, Merck & Co.’s new vaccine against strains of the human papillomavirus, or HPV.
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Although I think this HPV vaccine should be included with the DPT requirement - it absolutely should not be required until there is a very cheap, and non-monopoly vendor product.
And what the hell is up with Hypocrite Perry? This guy is a fundie. And this vaccine, in a round about way, has to do with sex. Which we all know is evil right? Hahaha. And The thought of this loser making any decisions about womens health gives me the heebie jeebies.