I find it interesting that the Christian Right has teamed up with Hadassah on what the groups are calling a choice issue. How many vaccinations were you forced to get before you could go to school? I donÌ¢âÂã¢t recall having a choice in any of the vaccines my university required in accordance with state law, including: measles (two shots), mumps, rubella, tetanus/ diphtheria, hepatitis B (3 shots), and meningitis. Despite the abundance of needle phobia, who would question the validity of state required measles shot? Moreover, no one complained when chicken pox vaccinations were mandated in local public schools. Why are we confusing a matter of health and disease prevention with an issue of choice?
LetÌ¢âÂã¢s get real. Discussing the prevention of an STD means people are forced to talk about the fact that people actually have sex. The Center for Disease Control estimates that Ì¢âÂÒby the age 50, at least 80 percent of women will have acquired genital HPV.Ì¢âÂå So clearly women (and men) are at risk of contracting the diseaseÌ¢âÂå_
I find it interesting that the Christian Right has teamed up with Hadassah on what the groups are calling a choice issue. How many vaccinations were you forced to get before you could go to school? I donÌ¢âÂã¢t recall having a choice in any of the vaccines my university required in accordance with state law, including: measles (two shots), mumps, rubella, tetanus/ diphtheria, hepatitis B (3 shots), and meningitis. Despite the abundance of needle phobia, who would question the validity of state required measles shot? Moreover, no one complained when chicken pox vaccinations were mandated in local public schools. Why are we confusing a matter of health and disease prevention with an issue of choice?
LetÌ¢âÂã¢s get real. Discussing the prevention of an STD means people are forced to talk about the fact that people actually have sex. The Center for Disease Control estimates that Ì¢âÂÒby the age 50, at least 80 percent of women will have acquired genital HPV.Ì¢âÂå So clearly women (and men) are at risk of contracting the diseaseÌ¢âÂå_
Why not prevent it?