How many Christians here are actually against the use of the HPV vaccine?

Question

because as a Christian i am most certainly allowing my daughter to start the series that could possibly save her life.

Yes, Rachel. I just had this discussion with my pediatrician. He is Jewish and thinks the controversy is insane.

Primo, it's for protection of cervical cancer.

Suzanne, my doctor informed me that they ARE, in fact, in the process of creating one for males, since they are causing it.

Egypt, YOU might not have sex before marriage, BUT your future husband might be! Think about it.

O Praise Him, what about rape? Or,the husband has had multiple partners?

Sookie, I know. Frightening, isn't it? Ignorance, plain and simple.

Answer 1

A few points to make:
- HPV can be passed through foreplay alone, not just PIV (Penis-in-Vagina).
- I can't tell you how many "good Christian" teenagers try to tell me that fingering/oral and/or anal sex is not really sex and that they're still virgins.
- Statistically, teenagers who say they will abstain are more likely to have unprotected sex than teenagers who don't.
- There is no way to "know" if a man has HPV.
- According to the CDC, an estimated 80% of all women will get HPV at some point before they are 50. This is not including women who get it but don't get tested regularly (I've heard: "Why get a pap when you've only been with one person?"), and also not including women who get it but it never causes abnormal cell changes so they don't know.
- By the age of 24, 60% of 18-24 have some form of HPV.
- 80% = practically every female who has sex (fingering, oral, anal, vaginal, etc.) will get HPV at some point in their lives. Saying things like HPV is only for whores is not only insulting towards all women everywhere but discounts the fact that MEN are the silent carriers.
- Every time you have sex, even if you think that that person is a virgin and even if you use safer sex methods you are MORE LIKELY to contract HPV than you are not to.
- Given the statistics - Let's protect this new generation of our girls from the forms of HPV that could lead towards cancer.

Answer 2

I am against the scientific community keeping silent about how HPV was only transferred one way. This does not sound like good science but politics. I am against them still not saying thereis only one way to get it. ,but they are willing to sell the medication to "prevent it" I put quotation marks around that because some scientists believe a booster shot may be needed later in life. ( when and how many unknown as not enough study has been done on the medication as of yet) However since a child may not only get it from consensual sex ( which in a society which is promoting it daily becomes more difficult to protect them from) but also non consensual sex I am not against the dispensing of a medicine that might protect my daughter's life.

Answer 3

if it will help save her...go for it...it's about a healthier life. look you can teach so much, at the end it's he kid's decision if she/he wants to ahve sex or not. so why not protect her? how is that going to promote premiscuity? my only problem is they should give it to BOTH boys and girls. that's my only problem with this!

also why does the girl have to be a whore for geting it? i dont understand this mentality at all!! people open your freaking eyes! this is the 21 century! ok she stays a virgin until she gets married, now the husband has had multiples partners and she gets it...then waht?? well at least she was a virgin? you mean to tell me you rather your kid get cancer ! i'm sorry but that doesnt sound like TRUE christian mentality to me. a true Christian is supposed to help thier fellow man no matter what, and that vaccine is a form of help!

Answer 4

I wouldn't answer this question, but am because I can't believe that some people here actually said yes.

People actually WANTING a potentially fatal disease to remain in society in order to punish people who have lifestyles they disapprove of? And not just promiscuous people (not that there's anything wrong with that) but those with perfectly ordinary sex lives as well?

Oh and word up, morons. You can get this through only having sex once in a lifetime, including with a husband. It's not a "bolt of lightning from the heavens ordained by God to punish the wicked", as that's obviously the way you do think of it.

Answer 5

I think the fact that 1 in 3 people may carry it is a sign that we can call it an epidemic. Therefore we should require vaccination. I have a very dear friend right now that was just diagnosed with the type of cancer that it usually results in.

Answer 6

I think you are right to take the precaution.

It's like my friend who was given tetracycline, well the doc would not let her have it unless she was also taking a birth control pill (because it can cause serious birth defects). My friend was living her religion strictly and told the doctor that she had absolutely zero intentions of having sex...and the doctor said "I believe you, but what we don't have is a 100% guarantee that you won't get raped." I know that's horrible to think about, but I think it is best to plan for worst-case-scenarios when it comes to things like this.

Answer 7

Not me, by any means.

My mother is against it. She thinks it would somehow encourage girls to have sex. It's a safety measure, and a reality check. A lot of teenagers aren't even planning on having sex, so it's not like they want it as a free ticket. Sometimes it just happens. No one is saying seat belts encourage people to get in car accidents.

I'm on my second dose of the treatment (there's three in total) and my mom is even upset that I got it. It's almost like she thinks I should get cervical cancer as a punishment...and I'm her daughter!

Answer 8

Well, as a Christian, I am completely against it, but not for the reasons you think. I do not feel right injecting my child with a combination of potentially harmful substances(some which are known carcinogens), especially when they are not tested for carcinogenic or teratogenic properties, or effects on fertility. I don't think God intended us to be injected with, what I view, are poisons in order to survive. Also, after intense research, I believe that my child is at a greater risk of having a serious reaction to a vaccine than having complications from one of the diseases.

Answer 9

I agree with it totally. It is under the same subtitle as condoms and birth control. When my daughter grows up i do not want her to be sexually active but if she is, i want her to be safe and i will take every measure to make sure that happens. Even though it is not the right choice for a woman of God i believe if that decision is made that they need to be safe about it and take every precaution

Answer 10

It's fine to teach abstinence as an option, but it's wrong to teach it as the only one.

Especially when the life of your daughter could be on the line.

Edit: oh man, some of these answers are scaring me. There are two people involved in sex, and it doesn't always occur when girls want it to.

Edit (again): it is, mama. I'm glad your daughter will be safe - this atheist is chiming in because she knows, first-hand, that the alternative is not pleasant.