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Cervical Cancer Vaccine Gets Injected With a Social Issue
Some Fear a Shot For Teens Could Encourage Sex

By Rob Stein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, October 31, 2005; Page A03

A new vaccine that protects against cervical cancer has set up a clash between health advocates who want to use the shots aggressively to prevent thousands of malignancies and social conservatives who say immunizing teenagers could encourage sexual activity.

Although the vaccine will not become available until next year at the earliest, activists on both sides have begun maneuvering to influence how widely the immunizations will be employed.

Groups working to reduce the toll of the cancer are eagerly awaiting the vaccine and want it to become part of the standard roster of shots that children, especially girls, receive just before puberty.

Because the vaccine protects against a sexually transmitted virus, many conservatives oppose making it mandatory, citing fears that it could send a subtle message condoning sexual activity before marriage. Several leading groups that promote abstinence are meeting this week to formulate official policies on the vaccine. (Continues...)

Taken from: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 00747.html

See?...there's Satan again!...fucking at all up for science. Scoundrel!

The hell..?

A vaccine that guards against an STD..? I thought vaccines were viral, and most STD's are bacterial aren't they..? Cept maybe herpes..? Ionno, I'll have to research and see...

At any rate...A "subtle" message isn't necessary for people that want to fuck...You would think the way that these activist react, they came into the world as lame ass adults, and ever experienced a childhood...What morons...

QUOTEThe vaccine protects women against strains of a ubiquitous germ called the human papilloma virus. Although many strains of the virus are innocuous, some can cause cancerous lesions on the cervix (the outer end of the uterus), making them the primary cause of this cancer in the United States. Cervical cancer strikes more than 10,000 U.S. women each year, killing more than 3,700.

The vaccine seems to be specifically for this virus, which happens to also raise the risk of cervical cancer.

From http://obgyn.uihc.uiowa.edu/Patinfo/Adhealth/hpv.htm
QUOTEHuman Papilloma Virus (HPV) is a very common virus (germ) that causes abnormal cells or growth of tissue on the skin of the body. HPV can cause abnormal tissue changes on the feet, hands, vocal cords, mouth and genital (sex) organs. Over 60 types of HPV have been identified so far. Each type infects certain parts of the body. In gynecology, we are concerned about the types of HPV that infect the female organs.

Why Is HPV Important?
HPV is important because the abnormal tissue caused by some types of the virus can lead to cancer of the female organs. Finding and treating HPV-related tissue changes is a way to prevent cancer.

Where Does HPV Grow?
HPV can grow on the cervix (opening to the uterus), vagina (birth canal), vulva (lips of the vagina), urethra (opening urine comes through) and the anus (opening for bowel movements).