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What do you think of Texas requiring cervical cancer vaccine for all girls? |
Check out this link... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070202/ap_o... Can we consider this to be Rebublicans helping Republicans?????? I think it's not a smart idea PERIOD. It should still be optional. The virus they are trying to protect against is Human papilloma viruses (HPV). It is a sexually transmitted disease. They are extremely common sexually transmitted infections. In more than 90 percent of cases, the infections are harmless and go away without treatment. However, certain types of HPV increase women鈥檚 risk for cancer of the cervix. The study that was done on this Vaccine stated this: "1,533 women, 41 developed HPV-16 infection -- all of these women were in the placebo group. Nine of the 41 women with HPV-16 infection went on to develop precancerous lesions (areas of abnormal tissue that may become cancerous). Twenty-two other women from the placebo group also developed precancerous lesions on their cervixes, but these were not associated with HPV-16. By comparison, no one who got all three vaccine shots developed an HPV-16 infection. Twenty-two women receiving the vaccine did develop cervical abnormalities that can lead to cancer but these precancerous lesions were not associated with HPV-16." Also, you should know this: "The vaccine tested in this study has several limitations, noted NCI鈥檚 Hildesheim. For one thing, the vaccine offers no protection against other types of HPV that can also cause cervical cancer. In addition, it鈥檚 unknown whether the vaccine鈥檚 protection against HPV-16 is long-lasting. Finally, it does not prevent HPV-16 infections already present at the time of vaccination from progressing to cancer." So... since some of the injections do not prevent OTHER HPV infections, which can still lead to Cervical Cancer, and that no one knows how long the vaccinations actually last, I find that REQUIRING this vaccine for all girls is... well... STUPID. It would be the equivalent of preventing teenage pregnancy by giving vasectomies (which ARE reversable) to all teen boys. In my opinion, again we have our government dictating how we run our lives under the guise of "protection". Though this new vaccine may be a wonderful new addition to our pharmacutical arsenal, so was the birth control pill. We don't require everyone to take the pill even though it prevents pregnancy and also has other health benefits for women. I believe that it should be the same way for the new cervical cancer vaccine. If I had a daughter, I would discuss it with her and make an educated decision from there. Personal opinion i'm almost 13 and am actually moving 2 texas next year so this law would probably effect me in many ways. i think its good that they make the vaccine free and availible 2 evry girl who thinks they need it but they shouldn't make us take it. it'll make us think that its normal 2 have sex at this age and the government expects it which is just...idk. i think we should be able 2 talk 2 our parents about if we think we should get the vaccine just incase cuz u never know. but nothing should be forced on us. this is an issue between us and our parents not us and our government. my teenage brain This is EVERY BIT AS OUTRAGEOUS as the GOVERNMENT DICTATING to us that our OWN CHILDREN should be able to read before being allowed to graduate "high school"! Shouldn't parents be allowed to make that decision? If I want my daughter to be at a much higher risk for cancer, I should have that choice as a Texan, shouldn't I? (If you cut Alaska in half, Texas would be the 3rd largest state...) |
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