Condoms,
abortion, ADD, ADHD, Sex Education and now Gardasil is added to the list of
things teens must discern as they struggle through a most confusing and
tumultuous time of their life.
Gardasil,
produced by pharmaceutical giant, Merck and company has developed a vaccine that
prevents against four specific strains of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), two of
which are directly linked with sexually transmitted genital warts, the remaining
with the development of cervical cancer.
Texas
Governor Rick Perry issued an executive order in February 2007, the first state
in the union, mandating that the vaccine be administered to all girls entering
the 6th grade in the state of Texas. His tyrannical decision has
started a chain of events throughout the country as many other states are
following his lead. Gov. Perry used an “opt out” clause for religious or other
“reasons of conscience,” to bypass a normal legislative debate and you can bet
there would have been a debate!
You might
think after viewing all the TV commercials about preventing sexually transmitted
diseases the Governor is doing the Texas girls a favor. Does Governor Perry
know better than parents what is best for Texans’ daughters or is he trying to
promote promiscuity among teenage girls?
Perhaps
it is a bit of both, the result; Sodom and Gomorrah in 1984 (Orwellian style).
The fact that mandating a vaccine for a
sexually transmitted disease at the 6th grade level has currency is
an indicator of the culture’s physical and moral conditions.
Historically,
mandated governmental vaccine programs were instituted when and where a public
health threat might exist, or if there is no other measure available to thwart
danger. Do those conditions exist? Knowing that HPV is sexually transmitted
the majority of the time it is illogical to think there is imminent threat or
danger.
This “social
policy” was hastily mandated, absent debate about the serious consequences that
may arise. What could be driving this mandated madness?
A disturbing
revelation shows that Merck's political action committee (PAC) donated $6,000 to
Gov. Perry's campaign for re-election. Women in Government, an advocacy
group, is heading up the effort to persuade state legislatures across the
country to make Gardasil vaccinations mandatory. Guess who is funding this
effort? Merck!
The
mother-in-law of Perry's chief of staff is a state director for Women in
Government. His wife is a nurse and his father-n-law is a retired doctor,
both in favor of Gardasil. Additionally, there are rumors that Gov. Perry owns
stock in Merck. Attempts to verify this have been stopped because Perry’s
holdings are in a blind trust. If true, this is unconscionable. Parents
deserve full disclosure of information that may contribute to state mandates
governing the health of their children.
The term
“vaccine” should frighten everyone because several scientific studies have
reported links between vaccinations and autism, tumors, and other childhood
conditions. Still, the medical community stands firm in denial of evidence
found in the research. Click here for more information on vaccines.
http://www.gnhealth.com/Documents/Topics/vaccines.htm
Side effects
have been reported in 20 states. Vicky Debold, health policy analyst for the
National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) states, “Young girls are
experiencing severe headaches, dizziness, temporary loss of vision and some
girls have lost consciousness during what appear to be seizures.”
http://nvic.org/Diseases/HPV/HPVHOME.htm
Gardasil has not been rigorously tested to know the long term effects. It is a
gamble on the future health of our teen girls; and the winners are Merck and its
shareholders, unless their daughters are subject to the mandates too.
This is a
serious health issue with long term implications being promoted under the guise
of protecting young girls. If all of us, especially mothers, do not take action
and become informed, the same situation will occur as did with the HRT
travesty. Scientific evidence as far back as the 1930s has been ignored
regarding the dangers of synthetic estrogen. Consequently, many women have
unnecessarily suffered and died.
This affects
all of us. There is no one better to make decisions about personal health than
ourselves. Please keep this in mind the next time you hear a governmental
official or see a commercial that promotes pharmaceutical panaceas designed to
inspire fear.
As always,
follow the dollar. I feel discouraged at times because it is money and power
rather than deontology (ethics
dealing with duty, moral obligation, and right action)
that influences and drives public health decisions. Consumers need to
understand this. Stay informed for your own protection and the future of our
children.
Sources:
1. Moves to Vaccinate Girls
Fro Cervical Cancer Draw Fire, Wall Street Journal, February 7, 2007
2. "Texas Gov. Orders
Anti-Cancer Vaccine" Liz Austin Peterson, the Associated Press, 2/3/07,
ap.org
3. "FDA Approves Cervical
Cancer Vaccine" Andrew Bridges, the Associated Press, 6/9/06, ap.org
4. The Moss Reports:
5. Concerned Women of
America, June 2007
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