Posted on 06/16/2006 9:13:55 AM PDT by Pyro7480
HPV Vaccine—Another Deception of the Culture of Death
The big news recently is that the FDA has just approved a new vaccine supposedly to inoculate women against cervical cancer. Predictably, the media and health professionals are touting this as the greatest thing since the Salk vaccine, but they are also engaging in a propaganda campaign aimed at distorting the public’s perception of it. I for one will stand against what I consider this newest marriage of the culture of death with junk science, and I believe we all should. In the next few weeks I intend to examine a number of aspects of this Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine for the benefit of parents who may some day be coerced into getting their kids vaccinated with it.
Let me start by pointing out a few basic elements of this vaccine and its service as a tool of the culture of death. First of all, did you ever wonder why all of a sudden we need a vaccine for just one sexually transmitted disease? Just to give you a little perspective: in the nineteen sixties, before the advent of the birth control pill and other forms of abortion-causing drugs, there were only three sexually transmitted diseases which at that time were known as venereal diseases, a name derived from Venus, the pagan goddess of sexual promiscuity. Because of the exponential increase in illicit sexual activity in the past four decades, the number of distinct sexually transmitted diseases has risen to over thirty, not to mention the multiple strains of the distinct diseases. The Human Papilloma Virus, for example, is just one sexually transmitted disease, but it has over 100 different strains! Only a small number of these strains actually lead to cancer and most of its victims don’t know they have it and cure themselves over time.
Now, to put it into even clearer perspective: the much-touted HPV vaccine treats only two strains of HPV and two strains of genital warts. This is a tour-de-force against HPV isn’t it?
The most wretched hypocrisy of the promoters of this vaccine, however, is that, rather than calling it a vaccine against a couple strains of one of the dozens of sexually transmitted diseases, they are calling it a vaccine against cervical cancer. Well, it will certainly protect some women from cervical cancer in the future but that’s not the point. The point is that there are overwhelming numbers of diseases, strains and even cancers that this vaccine does not protect from, all of which are gotten by the very same sexual act. Thinking that this vaccine gives blanket protection against cervical cancer (which of course is how it’s perceived because that is how it’s being promoted) is like believing that thirty people jumping out of the same airplane will all be protected because one of them is wearing a parachute.
This HPV vaccine, my friends, is a classic case of the culture of death playing fast and loose with people’s lives. They use junk science to hook our terribly un-reflective culture on a promise that will benefit only a miniscule portion of the population, and then the false perception of security surrounding their newest ruse hooks everyone else into behaviors and lifestyles that perpetuate the damage and decay our decency.
Don’t fall for it because pretty soon they will be forcing you—and your kids—to drink their potions to the dregs.
I'm not in either camp on this one. I don't have kids, I'm not even likely to rush in to get this vaccine for myself, but I think it's funny that there are people on this thread who won't admit that the only reason they can safely choose to not vaccinate against many formerly common diseases is precisely because the widespread vaccination of everyone for the last 20 years has eradicated these diseases from our population.
Uncircumcised men do.
You seem to be exposing the true agenda.
Yeah? AND many are going to have sex without getting immunized -so what?
Promote abstinence by all means.
Such lip service highlights my point -why are they NOT promoting abstinence by any means? The commercials I have seen go so far as not even mentioning that HPV is transmitted sexually -what about that? I am sure you have seen the commercials...
Objectively it would appear that as you say "they still have sex" AND the promoters of the vaccine are at a minimum condoning if not promoting such sexual activity among minors by NOT specifically pointing out the sexual activity transmission aspect inherent to HPV...
"OK... We all have our phobias :~)"
You should see what happens to me if I see a snake.
Your link doesn't show any deaths? Also 90% (if that's what it is) is pathetically low. Much more an argument to cancel this whole program than continue.
I'm afraid of heights :~)
I have read all this junk science time and over... About as reliable as voodoo, debunked time and over ans still persuading parents not to vaccinate...
Maybe they need a course in the real scientific method and in history... So do you!
Often in history the more reactionary and ignborant elements have tried to frighten people with junk argument. The RCC has been one for 1000 years.. One in a long serie of junk arguments...
The tragedy is that it puts lives at risk... But I guess natural selection is at work...
The entire premise of your statement rests on the fallacy that if people hear a description of the vaccine that comports with your view of it then they not only won't take it but also will take some other life-saving action that they don't now take, even though they don't have the option of the vaccine.
In other, shorter words - you are spouting BS.
I'll add some links
http://www.iom.edu/?id=20155&redirect=0
http://www.abpi.org.uk/publications/publication_details/prevention/section7.asp
http://www.nap.edu/books/030909237X/html/
I agree, they show up on every thread. They are being illogical. But in the case of this vaccine, there's poor effectiveness and limited transmission. The cost-benefit does not add up for most individuals and it certainly doesn't make sense to mandate it.
Culture of death...what nonsense. This is delicacy and eupehmism at work...maybe over-delicate, but sheesh...culture of death?
"Uh huh, just keep your phrase in mind when you climb into your car, whose design and safety features are regulated by government, right after you strap your child into their car seat, whose design and safety features are regulated by government, and drive to the grocery store to buy food, whose design and safety features are regulated by government."
There are lots of people on FR who think they are conservative but absolutely love big gov't. I'm sure you think gov't can solve everything. After all, it's for the children.
For example, do you not realize that seat belt compliance is quite low in this country even though it's now mandated in alot of places? Since people are ignoring the law maybe we should have the gov't require some sort of restraint system that straps you in automatically, eh? Wouldn't that just be grand? After all, it will no doubt save lives. Then we can progress into all sorts of other regulations which are all for our own good.
Welcome to the real world: it's called Personal Responsibility.
I'm afraid of left hand turns where there isn't a traffic light.......
That isn't a phobia, is it?
Not mandate it, but give the parents the right information... And please don't try the: abstinence is the solution...
The day teens will only use abstinence is the day Osama will convert to Judaism...
I think it's a phobia if you're afraid even when there's no traffic. :~D
See, fear of heights isn't irrational either, heights can kill you. But I'm afraid of a balance beam, even when it isn't very high off the ground :~)
Here's a hard fact--almost all cervical cancers are closely connected with STDs. This is not highly publicized because there is no desire to stigmatize women with cancer! Develop a vaccine against these STDs, and you've prevented cancer.
I think the good father has one or two nuts displaced in his brain...
Or is it mysoginy?
I don't know if it does or doesn't make sense. I think it's very new, and too early to tell.
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