HPV vaccine

[low_delta]

http://www.wesjones.com/specter2.htm
http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/TheExecutive/121505_vaccine.html
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/sex/mg18624954.500
http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/publications/cancervaccine.htm

The human papilloma virus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States; more than half of all Americans become infected at some point in their lives. The virus is also the primary cause of cervical cancer.

A ddrug comppany is trying to get approval for a vaccine for HPV. You'd think it would be a slam-dunk, considering the results of the testing, but apparently there is a big debate about this.

Here's what Leslee J. Unruh, the founder and president of the Abstinence Clearinghouse, had to say about a vaccine for HPV: "Premarital sex is dangerous, even deadly. Let's not encourage it by vaccinating ten-year-olds so they think they're safe."

This makes my head swim.

Here's more:
Reginald Finger says, "with any vaccine for H.I.V., disinhibition" - a medical term for the absence of fear - "would certainly be a factor, and it is something we will have to pay attention to with a great deal of care." Finger sits on the Centers for Disease Control's Immunization Committee. Are you scared yet? Please tell me if you think I've mistranslated his statement: "We want people to remain scared of having gay sex."

They're trying to put their futile efforts to prevent kids from having sex above a fucking vaccine for fucking cancer!

If they're going to go through with this, why don't go ahead they prohibit the use of medication on sexually transmitted diseases? I mean, it's one or the other, folks. Either you allow medication to be used for preventing disease, or you don't.

As someone said, it's a choice between sex and death, and they choose death every time.

Comments

[mummm.livejournal.com]

That's one of the stupidest things I've heard today. Are we only being governed by complete morons?

Okay, I do know the answer to that last question. :-)

[ravenfeather.livejournal.com]

Sometimes is just doesn't seem like this stuff can be REAL.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

*This* one is real. But yeah, it's stuff like this that makes that other one seem so much more plausible.

[ravenfeather.livejournal.com]

yep, while it is true that truth is stranger than fiction.. sometimes they come too close to each other to tell the difference easily.

[roadskoller.livejournal.com]

And the recent administration kowtows to these scary people. That's insane.

[msfledermaus.livejournal.com]

they're such sanctimonious bastards when they're busy sentencing people to death...:(

[marswalker.livejournal.com]

It's a very right-wing thing: fear is better than safety.

[ravenfeather.livejournal.com]

It is also a well used and long standing method of CONTROL.