Posted on 09/14/2009 8:38:06 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Teen Asks Why She Should Take Vaccine If She is Not Having Sex, Worries About Dangers Born in Britain in 1992, Simone Davis got off to a rough start in life. Her biological mother abandoned her as a baby, and her father couldn't care for her.
At 3, Simone was adopted by her paternal grandmother, Jean Davis, who married an American in 2000 and moved them to Port St. Joe, Fla.
But because the adoption was not recognized in the United States, Davis embarked on a near-decade quest to get Simone U.S. citizenship.
Now 17 and an aspiring elementary school teacher and devout Christian, Simone has only one thing standing in the way of her goal -- the controversial vaccine Gardasil.
Immigration law mandates that Simone get the vaccine to protect against the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus, which has been linked to cervical cancer.
But Simone, who has taken a virginity pledge and is not sexually active, doesn't see why she should have to take the vaccine, especially since it's been under fire recently regarding its safety .
And none of her American classmates is mandated by law to be vaccinated.
"I am only 17 years old and planning to go to college and not have sex anytime soon," said Simone. "There is no chance of getting cervical cancer, so there's no point in getting the shot."
Since 2008, the government has required that female immigrants between the ages of 11 through 26 applying for permanent resident or refugee status receive Gardasil, which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2006.
Simone and her adoptive mother she still calls "Nanny" sought a waiver for moral and religious reasons and were recently rejected by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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Does that apply to the millions of Mexican nationals path to citizenship (that Barry will grant them)
NO.
Wanna bet anything the Gardasil people are behind this rule?
This is the same face that ObamaCare would ultimately show all Americans.
"Do what we say, or else."
Your free choice, healthy life-choices will not matter. They are the governing elite and they know what is best for you. [/dripping sarcasm]
There are good arguments on both sides of this issue. But the bottom line is each individual (along with their parents or guardians in this case) should make the decision. Not the governemnt.
You are wrong. There is no good argument for Gardasil.
And to force this on a child - to force the possible consequences and side effects..... leaves me speechless.
But you are right about it should not be the decision of the government.
Yet another reason to oppose Obamacare.
A corporation the government must love, how about that?
Pharma Lobbiests working through government. Another reason to kill the Healthbill lemming sprint for the cliff.
There was just research posted on this site about the dubious benefits if this vaccine.
How has that chicken pox vaccine worked for everyone? Need boosters? Prone to side affects?
So, we are either a country of laws, or we are not. Wanna be a citizen? Follow the law, if you don't want the shot, please pack your bags and don't let the door hit you on the way out.
It can't be until there have been years of use, that's why they are forcing girls to take it. Gotta get the lab rats from somewhere.
It was tested in Europe on 25 year old women. The Government has suggested giving it to girls as young as 9. I would NEVER let a daughter of mine get it until it was well established. I don’t have a daughter but if I did, I would hope she would be more intelligent than to be fooling around and have to worry about HPV.
It is good to see
What government likes to do
When they have control.
Soon they will control
The health care for all of us.
This is a preview.
So, what, do we call Glenn Beck?
Who out there these days is willing to take on stupid over-reaching by government? And, yes, this looks corrupt on the surface.
Forcing one to use a drug is not freedom.
She has every right to refuse that drug.
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I sure hope those people do something. They are crumbling fast.
Googling "gardasil" and "paralysis" yields 241,000 hits. (Some mention "death".) So, no, I guess safety hasn't been established . . .
Then change the law. You seem to think that if you don't like a law, you can ignore the law. Then you will scream about illegal aliens and Obama and his birth certificate.
Be consistent. I did not say this law was good, nor bad; however this IS THE LAW. I am in favor of enforcing our laws, I am not in favor of picking and choosing which laws you want to follow.
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