Moral Issue? No way. Has anyone actually researched what HPV is and how it can be contracted? It's not just an STI. You don't need to have sexual intercourse to contract it so why is this a moral/religious issue? To me, this is an ignorance issue. Too many people with opinions, too few with solid facts.
The debate about whether to innoculate our children with this vaccination has been largely blown out of proportion.
If you were to take away the sexual aspect and promote this as a normal prevention drug of cancer, no one would have any objections, but as soon as you put sexual connotations on it, it becomes a huge controversy. Why is this? Sex is a natural phenomenon, and face it, 'white wedding' or not, sex happens with everyone's daughter at various ages so why not protect them before it's too late? People need to learn the facts before they begin making their outrageous conclusions. It's true, the HPV vaccine only covers strains 6, 11, 16 and 18, but it's better than nothing and just because one person in the relationship is STI-free, doesn't mean the other is. I have read numerous articles claiming that these strains are incredibly rare and that HPV is virtually impossible to contract if you use a rubber, but in truth, these are not the rarest strains of HPV and contagious warts can be on areas of the genitalia that are not protected by condoms. And let's face it, cancer or not...warts on your Hoo Hoo is not exactly the most attractive thing ever, nor is having them cauterized or frozen off.
The debate over whether to provide these innoculations is being settled by votes with different school boards and governments, but who are the people voting? Are they males or females? This is an issue that affects both sexes, but cervical cancer affects only females, so ideally, who should be making these decisions? How can a male understand the impact of cervical cancer or hysterectomies? Sorry guys, you just can't. These are events that have severe psychological and emotional impacts on women, and women only.
Another argument by over-protective parents, who have the notion that their child is, and always will be completly pure and innocent, is that this is a marketing ploy by large pharmaceutical companies. News flash: Sure, it may be, but what drug isn't?
One final issue, is the idea that this vaccination will promote young teenagers to have promiscuous, unsafe sexual intercourse. Just because this vaccine may prevent cancer and rather unattractive genital warts doesn't mean it will stop someone from procreating or contracting some other grotesque STI, so parents need to man-up and encourage their kids to wrap it up. Stop blaming the media, and start taking some responsibility.
I've also posted a 5 minute video from Fox-13 called "Vaccine Vote" which highlights key research about HPV and the new vaccine. Enjoy!
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