HPV Vaccine

[Churchel]

As far as positing this as an editorial, I decided that it be more worthwile here than in a current event or news topic.

This is going to be simple, vaccinate your kid.

I have of recent decided that the partner that I desire to keep is a wonderful woman who has HPV that has developed into a pre-cancerous stage. With both of us being 33, we are making sudden life choices, whether to have children or not and on that deciding on a reasonable timetable. This is due to the chances of what she has developing to a stage where a hisdirectomy is required for her own well being.

I am hearing debates in various states to make this mandatory, I consider this to be something that cannot allowed to become that, but at the same time now understand the costs of medical treatment.

I have read about parents who have pledged to "raise their children right". I decided to give you all who say that a hint to your reality. A decade ago, your angels were my toys. Its pretty simple to get someone who is innocent and curious into a situation where they are no longer innocent.

So with these faiths of offspring I have decided that the best outcome before every taxpayer or insurance company has to bear the thousands of dollars for surgery later in life for this individual is that if you as a parent sign documentation refusing this 400 dollar vaccine, and placing a bond on your child for $20,000 to cover medial costs in case your decisions were wrong. Possibly in 20 years your $20,000 will grow to an amount that will cover the treatments required for your possible misjudgemets.

Vaccinate your kid.

End of story.

[tomanyhumans]

This vaccine shouldn't be mandatory. It should be used on it's own merits

[bobbylien]

Its incredibly naive to believe that you can raise perfect kids. Kids, especially teens, will do whatever they want, you can't stop them. They don't think about consequences either. Being a teen today is nothing like it was in the 50s or 70s, you have no idea. Many times the kids who seem the most perfect are actually the ones getting into the most trouble. Don't let straight As fool you.

[Pookie]

Any vaccine against diseases is good, I think. It's up to the parents to raise their own kids properly but if the kid is a total brat and doesn't follow the rules, at least there's this vaccine.
This is not hard, folks. Common sense.
Purrs,

[mammalicious]

I just got my oldest her first vaccine for HPV (it comes in a series), and it's not because I think she'll be 'bad.' It's an ounce of prevention.

Those with a negative mindset about this vaccine usually have the same about sex ed in schools, contraceptives, etc. Parents think it's a ''green light'' to go crazy...but it's not. The more defenses you can give whether it be medical or educational, the better.

There was a story a while back where ''good, religious'' kids were taking ''chastity pledges'' yet what they considered sex was vaginal only. They didn't count other 'variations' as sex, and they were coming down with some nasty consequences. Those parents did their kids a disservice by thinking it was so great that THEIR golden child took the 'pledge' that apparently they didn't elaborate or follow up with a frank discussion on what sex is. I don't know if it was because they were uneasy with the subject, and in regards with the HPV vaccine, they would have to read up and discuss the subject even more so. To stick your head in the sand under the assumption of ''my child will be raised right'' or ''it will be every child but mine'' is not only naive...these days it can be downright deadly. And once it happens...it can't be undone.