(Family Research Council) Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) issued an executive order requiring girls who enter the sixth grade in 2008 to be immunized against HPV. Perry's action short- circuited an issue that was currently before the legislature. Rather than allow elected leaders to debate the bill and vote, Perry bypassed the legislature altogether and imposed his will on the state's parents, many of whom object to being sidelined on an issue that directly affects their children's health.
Preventing cervical cancer is a critical public health goal; however, HPV is transmitted through sexual contact, making it much harder for schools to justify mandating the vaccine as a requirement of public school attendance. Parents should have had the opportunity to voice their views to and through their elected leaders.
Also, Texas' new plan forces schoolgirls to get STD shots. Who really owns the children?
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