Deaths Associated with HPV Vaccine Start Rolling In, Over 3500 Adverse Affects Reported

TORONTO, September 20, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - As Canada, in large part due to aggressive behind the scenes lobbying, rolls out the not-comprehensively-tested Merck HPV vaccine for girls as young as nine, a look at developments on the vaccine south of the border should cause Canadians serious concern. In the United States a similar lobby campaign by the same company launched the mass HPV vaccination of girls beginning in June last year.

In just little over a year, the HPV vaccine has been associated with at least five deaths, not to mention thousands of reports of adverse effects, hundreds deemed serious, and many that required hospitalization. Lifesite.net, September 20, 2007

HPV Vaccine Effort Encounters Strong Opposition

Parents determined to resist an aggressive campaign by a major corporation and government bureaucracies were heartened this spring as a nationwide, orchestrated attempt to mandate the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for their 11- and 12-year-old daughters appeared to have been stymied. The Heartland Institute, June 1, 2007

Texas lawmakers nix HPV vaccine order

AUSTIN, Texas -- Lawmakers rejected Gov. Rick Perry's HPV vaccine order Wednesday, sending him a veto-proof bill that blocks state officials from requiring the shots for at least four years. Associated Press, 4-26-07.

HPV vaccine being pushed for teen girls isn't all you may think it is

Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry set off a nationwide firestorm by issuing an executive order mandating that by the fall of 2008, all sixth-grade girls in his state be given the new Merck Gardasil vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV), which was developed to prevent some cervical cancers. Although there is a rather involved opt-out provision, parents and legislators were furious at the government interfering with the private health-care decisions of families for their minor children. by Bobbie Patray, Tennessean.com, 3-17-07

Texas Lawmakers Vote on Cancer Vaccine

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas lawmakers are fighting to block the governor's order requiring that sixth-grade girls be vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer, with the House giving final approval to a bill to make the shots strictly voluntary. Associated Press, March 14, 2007.

Calif. Vote Delayed On Mandatory HPV Vaccinations

(AP) SACRAMENTO An Assembly committee on Tuesday put off voting on a bill that would require girls entering the seventh grade to be vaccinated against the cervical cancer-causing human papillomavirus. cbs5.com, Mar 13, 2007.

Experimenting On Teen Girls

It all looked so easy. Just hire lobbyists who have access to the right public officials, make strategic campaign contributions, and finance a front for women to carry your message. Phyllis Schlafly column, 3-07-07

Mandate Removed From Indiana HPV Vaccine Bill

A crucial amendment removed the mandate from SB 327 and adopted by the committee by a vote of 9-2. The amended bill passed the committee unanimously and only requires schools to provide information about the HPV vaccine, not the vaccine itself, to 6th grade girls and their parents. The bill requires parents to provide written statement to the state confirming whether their daughter received the shot or not. This begs the question: if the vaccine isn't required by the state, why are the parents required to report their decision to the state?

Missouri, Illinois consider requiring vaccine for HPV

Statehouses across the country are considering whether to require a cancer-blocking vaccine for girls -- an issue complicated by concerns about state mandates and premarital sex.

St. Louis Business Journal - February 23, 2007 by James Goodwin

Pro-Family Groups Pressure Merck to Stop Lobbing Lawmakers

Merck & Co. announced that it will back off efforts to persuade state lawmakers to turn 6th grade girls into guinea pigs who receive 3 doses of Gardasil—Merck’s HPV vaccine. In addition to Texas Republican Governor Rick Perry’s Executive Order mandating the vaccine, bills requiring the vaccine for school attendance have popped up in 20 state legislatures—but not one has passed yet.