2007-02-05 03:33:00 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
I think it's a wonderful idea. I sure wish there'd been such a thing when I was young. After having survived cervical cancer, I can tell you there are far more enjoyable ways to live 6 months of your life!
Get the stinkin' shots; its a few minutes out of your life that could ultimately SAVE your life.
2007-02-05 03:41:12 · answer #1 · answered by Brutally Honest 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This vaccine has great possibiities
However, it has not been used long enough to discover any long-term problems
For every "good" thing a medicine achieves, there is a bad effect - with ALL medicines - don't kid yourself if you think this is not true
NO medication should be mandatory - especially for children who have no say in the matter
I was treated for cancer of the cervix, stage 2, in 1985 and given a forty per cent chance of living five years (true) - stage 2 because my doctor said my symptoms were a hygiene issue (thats true too).
Again, this is a wonderful discovery, but the thing going on in Texas - if you read between the lines - is to make money for the drug company, plain and simple.
This is a bad mix of drug company profits / politicians / money / children / mandatory.
What's next? YOU could be the next person to be forced to take medication for which no-one really knows the end result.
At least: let it be voluntary for now
2007-02-05 04:19:03 · answer #2 · answered by JustSo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with JS.
My daughters will NOT be required to have the vaccine at this time. I choose to wait for more research.
In 2008, a clinical trial on males wil be complete. Let's see what the guys have to say when THEY are subjected to the possibility of mandatory vaccination.
2007-02-05 04:45:25 · answer #3 · answered by not yet 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To my knowledge, the vaccine to prevent HPV, human papiloma virus, is not mandatory in any jurisdiction. But it is recommended for administration to all girls 11 - 13 years of age. The virus is acquired via sexual intercourse, so it will be most effective when administered before the girl becomes sexually active. HPV is the commonest cause of cervical cancer.
I think a parent must realize that despite family or church mores, a significant percentage of young women will engage in sex prior to marriage, often beginning in high school, or even earlier. Even if a woman's first sexual experience is on her honeymoon, she cannot always assume her consort is not infected with HPV.
Let's be realistic, many teenagers either haven't read, or chose to ignore the warnings in St. Paul's first letter to the Corinthians. And we're past the time when cervical cancer should be viewed as punishment for our sins.
2007-02-05 03:53:27 · answer #4 · answered by greydoc6 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-28 11:05:13 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see that it is a totally bad idea, however the vaccine doesn't prevent all types of cervical cancer. It may some day and that would be beautiful. In the mean time use condoms to help prevent the cancer.
2007-02-05 03:43:32 · answer #6 · answered by Cindy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
While the vaccine is a very good idea for all women, making it mandatory is an invasion of personal rights. We need to get the government out of our private lives.
2007-02-05 03:42:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it is a great idea I am 28 years old and three years ago I had to have over half of my uterus removed because of cancer. I can no longer have children a vaccine might have prevented this.
2007-02-05 03:41:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think I'd give my child the shots, but I HATE making it mandatory by law. This takes away personal freedom to choose, exposes some girls to risks (we don't yet know how safe it is), AND we don't force boys to do anything; just girls. How about a mandatory law that says pedefiles have to submit to injections of estrogen so they become less predatory? Hmmm? See what I mean? This law is unfair to females only.
2007-02-05 03:42:56 · answer #9 · answered by Wiser1 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think its a great idea. A friend of mine just died of cervical cancer. She was 45 years old & left 6 children motherless.
2007-02-05 03:36:33 · answer #10 · answered by birdie 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋