There is this new shot out for girls and women between 11 and 26 that can help prevent cancer and sexually transmitted diseases. The shot costs around 300 dollars and some states might make it so that your child can not go to school until they got this shot [depends on what your state decides]. Regardless that, would you let your child have this done?
2006-06-30 11:25:05 · 6 answers · asked by Verity 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Of course. Anything to protect her health. There's been so much controversy about this vaccine. People saying things about having this shot may make teens think it's ok to go out and have sex. They're going to go and do it anyway regardless of what we tell them. Who says they need to know the whole story. All they need to know is that they need this shot to prevent cervical cancer.
2006-07-04 08:38:37 · answer #1 · answered by real_sweetheart_76 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't prevent sexually transmitted diseases....it only prevents ONE sexually transmitted disease. Did you know there are over a hundred STD's?
What is so bad about waiting until you're married to have sex? Does anyone see a connection between sexual promiscuity & cervical cancer? herpes? AIDS? Hepatitis B, C & more undiscovered ones? multiple abortions?
What's wrong with trying to prevent all of these?
You could do ONE thing and prevent over 100 horrible diseases. It's the whole instant gratification thing. It's no different than food. When you eat too much of the wrong foods at the wrong times, you can get hundreds of diseases...
Should we get lots of shots and take lots of pills and have lots of unneeded surgeries because we have no self-control?
2006-06-30 19:30:09 · answer #2 · answered by megmom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, at the youngest age range they wouldn't really know what the shot was for. Now at an older rage I still say yes. Why do some people think by protecting your child it gives them permission to have sex. They still have sex without protection so why does it matter if your preparing before the decision arrives. Its still an issue of they still can/ will if you do and the same goes if you don't.
2006-06-30 18:34:27 · answer #3 · answered by Mom of 5 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could incourage them to have more unprotected sex and if its not birth control then that might be a problem
2006-06-30 18:29:10 · answer #4 · answered by Alloy Boy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not till she was older so she knows to be responsible and not jump inot bed with the first "cute" guy she meets
2006-06-30 18:28:34 · answer #5 · answered by Christopher 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course i would let her! it better to be safe than sorry.
2006-06-30 18:31:11 · answer #6 · answered by kelitin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋