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Angry lawmakers demand Texas vaccine order be rescinded: NewsTarget.com
Lawmakers and parents have raised objections to Texas Gov. Rick Perry's Feb. 2 executive order, which mandated vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) for all school-age girls.
The order directs the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to require that by September 2008, all girls entering sixth grade receive Gardasil, a new three-stage HPV vaccine produced by Merck & Co. The vaccine protects against the varieties of HPV known to cause most cases of cervical cancer.
Many lawmakers and parents have objected to the compulsory nature of the vaccine, although parents may choose to opt-out if they wish. Legislators have also complained that the governor bypassed debate in making an executive decision.
"I feel we should have the opportunity to bring this matter to a full, open debate," said State Senator Leticia Van de Putte, a Democrat who filed a bill last year proposing a similar requirement. Van de Putte signed a letter, along with 25 of the state's other 31 senators, urging Perry to rescind the order.
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