Texas mandates cervical cancer vaccine for girls
Posted Feb 2, 2007 by Critical_Conformity in Health and viewed 240 times
Texas has become the first U.S. state to require that all 11- and 12-year-old girls be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus, or HPV, a sexually transmitted disease that can cause cervical cancer.
Full story: today.reuters.com
Republican Gov. Rick Perry issued an executive order requiring the HPV vaccine be added to the list of vaccines that students must have to be enrolled in the state's public schools.
The issue has generated fierce debate, with some religious organizations and parents' groups arguing such widespread vaccination programs could encourage premarital sex. ↓
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