Proposed Vaccination Requirement Stirs Debate

I'm all for an education plan which mandates comprehensive sex education, birth control options and awareness, and immunization if possible. Good catch, Irma.

Speaking from experience, I think this vaccine is a good idea. I had surgery for type II abnormal cells at age 21 and it wasn't a good experience. All the pre-surgery tests are intrusive and if the gynaecologist has a less than friendly manner it can be humiliating. The surgery takes 6 weeks to recover fully from and then you have to have pap smears every six months until 2 in a row are clear. For me, this was about 30 months.

It's hard to make immunisation absolutely compulsory. In some states in Australia, children will not be accepted into childcare or school unless their vaccinations are up-to-date, but to some institutions you can still send written correspondence claiming it is against your belief system to immunise your children.

In general, I don't think it would entice girls to be more sexually active at a younger age.

California law gives parents the right to veto any vaccination for their child by filing a letter with school officials stating that participation would violate their beliefs.

I agree in questioning everything, but DAMN, the last thing I would want to know is that I had opted for the above and then my daughter got this form of cancer!

Interesting article though. I wonder if these folks would be objecting if this were for even younger girls? What if the vaccinations were planned for first or second graders. Would that alleviate some of the worry and can the shots be given effectively that young?

I can't imagine a parent denying something so important as a vaccine for his children. This is lethal. This can be fatal.