Markus you might be right. I'll let you know that I was driving home after work tonight when one particular comment I had read here last night suddenly came back to me (and it may have cause an overly harsh diatribe) Let me show the following excerpts from several forums: (no particular order) to give some perspective for my rant.

�Sadly, there is also a political side to this because some groups consider gardasil to be like condoms, condoning sex.�

�I am not surprised that there is much mis-information about this drug because of far right religious concerns. Conversely almost all drugs, even OTC can have adverse effects.�

�Ambulance chasers love this and play on the emotional, political and religious aspects, (and the general distrust of pharmaceutical companies) you are bound to have to make a controversial decision.�

�I just decided to shut up on the topic because I was not wanting to argue with anyone over anything and not even wanting to tell anyone not to get it... just voicing my concerns on it when David mentioned it way back when�

I'm Embarrassed to be a Republican

�It was sooooo obvious from the first speaker that the R's minds were already made up. You wouldn't have believed the STUPID and I really mean STUPID questions repeatedly asked of the "experts". For instance..."Can you guarantee that this Vaccine is 100% effective?" or "Can you guarantee that this Vaccine will kill 100% of Cervical cancers?"

I am a religious person. But the Far Right Religous groups is who you can hang that vote on! PERIOD! They carry a lot of clout.(AND VOTES)
I have nothing bad to say about the far right religious except sometimes they are short sighted, They are trying to get morals back in our Great Country.
I don't know if your keeping up on current evens, BUT OUR COUNTRY IS GOING TO HELL IN A HAND BASKET!

A similar bill was talked about in the current Legislative session here in GA. There was a lot of uproar against the bill as another step of the government taking the place of the parent's decision making. The bill had no chance here.

The HPV vaccine has been a matter of great debate on that web site-the debate has had Nothing to do with Democrat or Republican politics- but with #1.A parents' right to choose for their child what is best.

This is less about Republicans and Democrats as it is about the R's desire to pander to the conservative religious right base that brought them many votes.

The point of my post was to share here that we have a long way to go to educate younger generations, as you are striving so hard to do- and this education should be outside the realm of politics. [ I'll admit to being really sick of politics] I don't agree with your last couple of sentances because I have read what these young mothers are debating and it doesn't seem to me to be as much about sex as it is about the fear of subjecting their children to the "unknown".

Why am I not surprised by what happened yesterday in Texas? See; HOUSTON, April 25 � A revolt by lawmakers has blocked Gov. Rick Perry�s effort to make Texas the first state to require sixth-grade girls to be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer.
In a 135-to-2 vote that appeared veto-proof, the Texas House gave final passage on Wednesday to a Senate bill that bars the state from ordering the shots until at least 2011. Even many supporters of the governor resented Mr. Perry�s proposal as an abuse of executive authority.

I think the Senate in Tx reacted in 2 ways; 1. They wanted to send a meesage to the Gov saying next time consult us first and 2. The Republicans wanted to demonstrate their control. Up to this point as a Rep I would have voted for Mickey Mouse if he ran on the Rep ticket. I am quickly reevaluating my options. I am forwarding this article to many. Thanks for the site.

Then this completely not left wing but: �I agree but so far I have not found a doctor willing to give a male the shot. Even the university health clinic where he goes will not do it, just for the female students. Has to do with their medical malpractice insurance and the fact that the FDA has not approved it for men.�

It seems to me that there is not peace here on the subject of inoculating young people with Gardisil. Now, also consider that I am not opposed to Gardisil for anyone that wants it (including boys). I am trying to get people to realize that their comments (attacks) about a particular group and their particular overly generalized tendancies, really does not advance the cause at hand - namely prevention and education about OC. Politics is a strange animal for sure but if you beat this strange animal, you are bound to get it mad. Then you will have slowed progress.