Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check. September 15, 2011.
Perry's mandate of an HPV vaccine for young girls is part of a larger pattern of doing favors for campaign contributors--risks and conservative principles be damned.
Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check. August 22, 2011.
The belief that sex is "immoral" pushes Conservatives to support abstinence-only, sex-is-immoral education and policy, even though it is proven to be harmful.
Judy Norsigian, Heather Stephenson, Women's eNews. September 5, 2007.
Questions still swirl around the HPV vaccine a year after it was introduced. But the public-health dialogue has made one thing clear: More women should get Pap tests.
What has not been done to date is to separate the real value of the HPV vaccine from the PR push to benefit Merck's bottom line, and to track the players involved in hyping the issue and pushing for mandates. Here's a look at the marketing and "education" campaigns, how they have been interpreted and implemented and the risks involved.
Many women, including the author, have been affected by cervical cancer or Human Papillomavirus (HPV) at some point in their lives. Part one of a series of articles examining HPV and Gardasil -- the facts, the hype, and what Merck stands to gain.
College campuses are breeding grounds for HPV, the virus that can cause genital warts and cervical cancer. A new vaccine offers protection, but many students can't afford it.
