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Thread #98749   Message #1961087
Posted By: Bee
08-Feb-07 - 09:10 AM
Thread Name: BS: Texas Requires Cancer Vaccine for Girls
Subject: RE: BS: Texas Requires Cancer Vaccine for Girls
Dianavan: "I think its a bad idea to vaccinate because then girls will think they are protected and not worry about STDs. In other words, I think it may actually encourage unprotected sex. "

This implies that girls would think, or be taught, that there is only one kind of STD, and even the most rudimentary STD education will mention that there are *many* STDs, and that safe sex is either no sex OR sex with a condom. It's like saying "I think it's a bad idea to tell people to use seatbelts because then they'll think they're protected and not worry about car crashes".

Most kids are not that stupid. And some kids will always do a few reckless things in their lives, not thinking of consequences, like having unprotected sex in the heat of the moment, or while high on something, or they get date raped. Wouldn't it make sense to give them at least protection from one killing disease? Bit late when they've already *had* unprotected intercourse.