The Associated Press February 21, 2007
Texas gov. firm on cancer vaccine
By ELIZABETH WHITE
BW Exclusives
SAN ANTONIO
Gov. Rick Perry defended his executive order requiring sixth-grade girls be vaccinated against the virus that causes most cases of cervical cancer, saying that he believes with "all my heart" that he was right.
"I do not understand why we as a people would not take this opportunity to use this vaccine ... to the benefit of our children," Perry said Tuesday. Click
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Perhaps Rick Perry could learn from
"the creed of freedom" as follows:
FREEDOM OF CHOICE
I believe that desirable social and economic objectives are better achieved by voluntary action than by coercion of law. I believe that social tranquility and brotherhood are better achieved by tolerance, persuasion, and the power of good example than by coercion of law. I believe that those in need are better served by charity, which is the giving of one's own money, than by welfare, which is the giving of other people's money through coercion of law.
Giant drug company, Merck & Co., perhaps is begining to "get" the message:
Drug Giant Merck Suspends Campaign for HPV Vaccines
By DAN CHILDS
ABC News Medical Unit
Feb. 20, 2007— Drug manufacturer Merck & Co. announced Tuesday that it would suspend its campaign urging states to implement mandatory vaccination programs for preteen girls with Gardasil, its human papillomavirus vaccine. Click
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