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Gov Perry's HPV vaccination order angers pro-family group
GOPUSA ^ | February 6, 2007 | By Jim Brown AgapePress

Posted on 02/06/2007 8:46:59 AM PST by HuntsvilleTxVeteran

(AgapePress) -- A Texas pro-family group says Governor Rick Perry's executive order mandating HPV shots for schoolgirls entering sixth-grade not only usurps the authority of the State Legislature, but also the rights of parents. In addition, the American College of Pediatricians has recommended against the vaccine for young girls.

A conservative group in Texas is raising strong objections to Republican Governor Rick Perry's executive order mandating HPV shots for 11- and 12-year-old female students.

On Friday, Governor Perry signed an order that requires all Texas schoolgirls entering sixth grade to get Gardasil, Merck & Company's new vaccine against the Human Papilloma Virus, beginning in the fall of 2008. Perry says the vaccine gives Texas "an incredible opportunity to effectively target and prevent cervical cancer."

Perry's office contacted Texas Eagle Forum president Cathie Adams Wednesday and urged her to support the vaccination requirement, but she vowed to do everything in her power to defeat it. Adams explains her refusal. "He's replacing parents' rights with state's rights," she comments. "He's also usurping the authority of the State Legislature."

And there's more, says the Texas Eagle Forum leader. "We have a strong voice that has already said this is not a good vaccine for little girls," she says; "it's the American College of Pediatricians, who strongly opposes requiring students to have the HPV vaccine." Governor Perry, who in the past has received strong backing from conservatives because of his opposition to abortion and embryonic stem-cell research, says the cervical cancer vaccine is no different from the one that protects children against polio. But Adams notes there is no crisis, noting cervical cancer deaths in American women have dropped by 74 percent due to routine pap smears.

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To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran



Harris County Republican Party



HCRP Chairman Asks Governor Perry to
Rescind HPV Executive Order

I'm calling on Gov. Perry to rescind his executive order mandating that
every 6th grade girl in Texas be inoculated against the Human Papilloma
virus (HPV). Although the health of our children should be a major
priority, this order raises more questions than it answers.

1) How much will each vaccine truly cost?

2) Who will end up paying the bill?

3) Will this order not damage the "abstinence first" message?

4) Have the side effects of this new vaccine been fully vetted
(several articles have brought this into question)?

5) Is this a legitimate role of our state government?

6) What happens to Parental Rights in this decision?

7) Why wasn't our Legislature allowed to vote on such a critical
issue?

8) Why isn't this mandate an opt-in verses an opt-out program?

Call Governor Perry today and ask him to rescind his HPV executive
order.

Gov. Perry's opinion line: 800-252-9600

Gov. Perry's business line: 512-463-2000

Capitol switchboard: 512-463-4630

Also, please be sure and let your elected officials know your position
on mandating HPV vaccinations for our 6th grade girls. To find the
contact number for your elected officials go to
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Sincerely,

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61 posted on 02/06/2007 10:50:36 AM PST by Hydroshock (Duncan Hunter For President, checkout gohunter08.com.)
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To: Southerngl

Not every single kid has sex before they are 18.

You and your daughter are probably at a higher risk for getting cervical cancer, and you probably should.

However, let parents make the decision.


62 posted on 02/06/2007 10:51:44 AM PST by luckystarmom
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To: luckystarmom
It tells me there is a higher incidence of auto-immune diseases after this vaccine, and they don't probably know why.

Two women contracted lupus from the placebo -- none contracted lupus from the vaccine. And you know what? That's just as statistically insignificant. Not even close.

63 posted on 02/06/2007 10:52:14 AM PST by Alter Kaker ("Whatever tears one sheds, in the end one always blows one's nose." - Heine)
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To: Alter Kaker

First you said there were no serious side effects, and now you say the side effects are statistically low.

Well, I don't want to gamble with my daughters just yet. It should be my decision. Not some politicians.


64 posted on 02/06/2007 10:52:59 AM PST by luckystarmom
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To: Hydroshock
Thank you, good info and questions!
65 posted on 02/06/2007 10:53:54 AM PST by HuntsvilleTxVeteran ("Remember the Alamo, Goliad and WACO, It is Time for a new San Jacinto")
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To: luckystarmom
First you said there were no serious side effects, and now you say the side effects are statistically low.

No, I'm saying the side effects are statistically insignificant. There's no evidence of any serious adverse side effects connected to the Gardasil itself. Actually, 17 people taking Gardasil in the study died. 4 died in motor vehicle accidents, 1 overdose/suicide, 1 pulmonary embolus/deep vein thrombosis, 2 cases of sepsis, 1 case of pancreatic cancer and 1 case of arrhythmia. And you know what? Those results are exactly what you'd expect from any group of 10,000 young women, regardless of whether they're taking a drug or not. There is no increased risk of any serious adverse reaction over the population at large.

66 posted on 02/06/2007 10:57:22 AM PST by Alter Kaker ("Whatever tears one sheds, in the end one always blows one's nose." - Heine)
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To: luckystarmom; Alter Kaker

>>>You and your daughter are probably at a higher risk for getting cervical cancer, and you probably should. >>>

I rest my case.


67 posted on 02/06/2007 10:59:38 AM PST by Southerngl
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To: Southerngl
I rest my case.

I love how these folks are spinning HPV / Cervical Cancer as some sort of moral failing. They're in their own world.

68 posted on 02/06/2007 11:01:32 AM PST by Alter Kaker ("Whatever tears one sheds, in the end one always blows one's nose." - Heine)
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To: luckystarmom; Alter Kaker


>>>You and your daughter are probably at a higher risk for getting cervical cancer, and you probably should. >>>

I rest my case.




And the funny thing is I bet this woman takes herself to church convincing herself and others that she is a good Christian woman. HA! I hope for your sake Jesus is more forgiving than you.


69 posted on 02/06/2007 11:02:32 AM PST by Southerngl
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To: Alter Kaker

>>>I rest my case.
I love how these folks are spinning HPV / Cervical Cancer as some sort of moral failing. They're in their own world.>>>

Yes, and I believe it's useless to argue the case. I just feel sorry for their daughters if somehow they end up not being as perfect as they hope them to be.


70 posted on 02/06/2007 11:03:23 AM PST by Southerngl
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To: Alter Kaker

Actually you said:

"In all of the many studies conducted, there has yet to be a SINGLE serious adverse reaction."


71 posted on 02/06/2007 11:03:32 AM PST by luckystarmom
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To: luckystarmom
"In all of the many studies conducted, there has yet to be a SINGLE serious adverse reaction."

What we have here is a failure to communicate. 4 people in the sample population died in car crashes during the course of the study. Are you seriously suggesting Gardasil causes car crashes? There were no serious adverse reactions to the drug. That's different from saying all 10,000 participants were in perfect health and none had any health problems. But no serious problems have been linked to Gardasil -- not one.

72 posted on 02/06/2007 11:06:24 AM PST by Alter Kaker ("Whatever tears one sheds, in the end one always blows one's nose." - Heine)
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To: skaterboy

A pap will only tell you if you have it, not prevent it.


73 posted on 02/06/2007 11:08:30 AM PST by technochick99 (www.YourDogStuff.com)
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To: Southerngl

Are you referring to me?

None of my arguments have anything to do with people's morality.

I just want parental control over my 10 year old daughters' lives.

One of my daughters has brain damage. I look at vaccines very carefully since she had her brain damage. We discuss with our physician what her risks are from the vaccines. They even changed the formula of the DPT vaccine to reduce the risks of seizures from that vaccine.

My son got the chicken pox vaccine before it was mandated (something I am against for that vaccine). He was going into daycare because I had to be put on bedrest while I was pregnant with twins. I knew he would be exposed to chicken pox, and I sure as H*** did not want him getting chicken pox either while I was on bedrest or while I had young babies at home.

My daughters also got the chicken pox vaccine because one of them had severe asthma. Chicken pox can be fatal to a person on steroids, and my daughter was routinely put on steroids to control her asthma. Once again, the benefits of the vaccine outweighed the risks.

(As a side note, he ended up still getting chicken pox, but thank God he was 8 and the twins were 6 and already had their vaccines.)

My daughters are 10. I figure I have at least 6 years before I really have to worry about their sexual activity. I'd prefer to wait until that time to discuss the vaccine with my daughters and their doctor.

I do not want the govt mandating this.


74 posted on 02/06/2007 11:11:19 AM PST by luckystarmom
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To: Alter Kaker

"But no serious problems have been linked to Gardasil -- not one."

Really, what are the reasons for the different reactions. I bet no one really knows.




75 posted on 02/06/2007 11:12:50 AM PST by luckystarmom
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To: luckystarmom
Really, what are the reasons for the different reactions. I bet no one really knows.

In any given population, you may have 2 people with arthritis or 20 -- the variation here is way too minor for you to blame the Gardasil. It's not even close to being statistically significant.

76 posted on 02/06/2007 11:20:36 AM PST by Alter Kaker ("Whatever tears one sheds, in the end one always blows one's nose." - Heine)
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To: luckystarmom
Why did two people in the placebo group get lupus? Why did one person in the study group get pancreatic cancer?

I have no idea, but there's no obvious connection in either situation to the Gardasil.

77 posted on 02/06/2007 11:22:21 AM PST by Alter Kaker ("Whatever tears one sheds, in the end one always blows one's nose." - Heine)
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To: luckystarmom

>>>None of my arguments have anything to do with people's morality. >>>

You said you think me and my daughter should get cancer!?!?!


78 posted on 02/06/2007 11:37:21 AM PST by Southerngl
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To: Southerngl

I did not. You said your mother died of cervical cancer, that puts you genetically in a higher risk group.

If there was a vaccine to prevent skin cancer, I should probably get it because my brother died of skin cancer. I'm in a much higher risk factor of dying from skin cancer than other people.


79 posted on 02/06/2007 11:48:51 AM PST by luckystarmom
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To: Southerngl

I should also add that I would not mandate that everyone get a vaccine to prevent skin cancer if there was such a vaccine.


80 posted on 02/06/2007 11:49:40 AM PST by luckystarmom
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