At least 22 states have proposed legislation to mandate a cancer vaccine for young girls. Rep. U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Ga., an OB-GYN, said parents should make the decision, not government.
Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Ga., introduced legislation last week that would deny federal funding for mandatory human-papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination. The Parental Right to Decide Protection Act would not include voluntary programs.
"I understand the importance of protecting Americans from sexually transmitted diseases, and I applaud the development of an HPV vaccine," Gingrey said. "But for states to mandate vaccination for young women is both unprecedented and unacceptable.
"States should require vaccinations for communicable diseases, like measles and the mumps. But you can't catch HPV if an infected schoolmate coughs on you or shares your juice box at lunch."
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