Sorry, but this issue is a family decision one.
First, the vaccine is against HPV only, not against cervical cancer in its entirity. A woman can contract cervical cancer without ever having the HPV, and shame on the AMA for pushing this vaccine as an innoculation against cervical cancer. Large percentages of women have had cervical cancer without ever having experienced HPV.
Just because HPV often leads to cervical cancer does not make it the sole cause of cervical cancer.
Second, it is absolutely true and proven - the only way to guard against HPV is abstinence. Sorry, don't care for anyone's "kids will be kids" type arguments, but all other methods of BC and prevention might eventually fail.
Except abstinence. That won't fail, I'll guarantee you. If you don't do it, you won't get it. Any of it. (diseases, pregnancy)
Values are taught in families - that's where you'll see the most abstinence arguments. So when you think to castigate parents for not being on board for their young girls being forced to receive this vaccine, realise that perhaps these parents want to make this decision themselves.
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