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Home :: States :: State Page Issue #34 Date Added Status Should the state mandate that schoolgirls receive the cervical cancer vaccine? Friday 16th February 2007 07:16:33 PM Open Description Posted by AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry has signed an executive order that will require all schoolgirls to be vaccinated against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer. Girls will have to get Merck's new vaccine Gardasil, which protects against strains of human papillomavirus that are responsible for most cases of cervical cancer. Texas becomes the first state to require the shots. Merck is paying for efforts to pass laws in several states that would require the vaccine for girls as young as 11 or 12. Conservatives are concerned that the requirement will step on parental rights and will signal tacit approval of sexual activity for young girls. The federal government approved Gardasil in June, and a government advisory panel has recommended that all girls get the shots before they are likely to be sexually active. jfreedman Share this issue. View sides which agree. Total comments Click to view comments. 0 View sides which disagree. Total comments Click to view comments. 0 Poll Results Vote Total votes: 2 Total that agree: 0 Total that disagree: 2 Click here to vote.

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