So have you heard this one yet? GlaxoSmithKline Plc and Merck & Co. make a vaccine that is effective at stopping 4 of the viruses that are known to cause cervical cancer. These viruses (human papillomavirus) are sexually transmitted, and since it is a vaccine women must be vaccinated before they become sexually active. Several conservative groups are apposing this vaccination because they feel it will promote sexual activity in young women, and that it undermines the abstinence only movement.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...103000747.html
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn3089
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...4.vSg&refer=us
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=2054043&page=1
I for one think this is stupid; the vaccine is just taking extra precautions. After I got my inoculations when I was younger, I did not go looking for someone with the measles because I would be safe. For all the women out there, would you get vaccinated? And to all the parents out there, would you vaccinate your daughters?