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Gardasil: we must not ignore the risks : Comments

By Renate Klein and Melinda Tankard Reist, published 1/6/2007

Rushing Gardasil on the market in Australia for mass immunisation might be good for CSL shareholders, but what about our pre-teen girls?

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Melinda Tankard Reist is well known for her pro life, pro mandatory pregnancy views. The issue here is not that some girls may have a reaction to the vaccine, it is about religious views on sexuality and women's role.

Bridget Maher of the Family Research Council told the British magazine "New Scientist" that: "Giving the HPV to young women could be potentially harmful, because they may see it as a license to engage in premarital sex." http://www.newscientist.com/channel/sex/mg18624954.500-will-cancer-vaccine-get-to-all-women.html

As repulsive as her views are, at least Bridget Maher was honest about her motives and did not insult women by pretending concern for their health. Women's health and the pro life ideology are mutually exlusive.
Posted by Maryan, Sunday, 19 August 2007 9:49:53 AM
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