Beating My Head Against the Wall

Big news about a vaccine for cervical cancer. If given to girls before they are sexually active it will have a dramatic reduction in the rate of cervical cancer caused by the human papiloma virus (HPV). This is esp. important in areas were pap smears are not readily available so there is little chance of early detection and treatment.

Great thing, right?

Well, not according to some on the religious right. They are worried giving young women this vaccine will lead them to become more sexually active. You do KNOW the only reason kids have sex is because birth control, abortion, morning after pills, cures/vaccines for STD's are so available. If we give them no information and no health support then of course these kids will all stay celibate until marriage!!! Arghhhhhhh

How can they think they have ANY moral leg to stand on?

Oh yeah, and giving the vaccine to men would protect them from what one article called "disfiguring warts on the penis." Hmm, maybe if the religious right guys knew this angle they'd be more open to distributing the vaccine, at least to men.

Sarcasm is my friend, it keeps me sane when confronted with such insanity.