Gardasil?

If you're like me with daughters, you've probably been debating the new gardasil vaccine. It's amazing to me, and a little scary, that legislators are trying to make it mandatory that our daughters get this vaccine. How can they tell us we must do this to our daughters when there is increasing documentation of the serious, even deadly, side effects of this vaccine?

Apparently, the FDA has been aware since 2003 that Human Papillloma Virus (HPV) does not cause cervical cancer. So, even women who have HPV are no more likely to develop cervical cancer than uninfected women.

That doesn't take into consideration the moral aspects of the vaccine. Whatever happened to teaching our daughters not to sleep around? The fewer men (or boys) they are with, the less likely they are to come into contact with HPV. That's an old fashioned point of view, I know, but one that could be argued for nonetheless.

And, speaking of that, I think it's outrageous that young celebrities (and regular teens) who are choosing to wear purity rings are ridiculed. What's up with that? Perhaps, if more teens were taking purity more seriously, there'd be no need for a vaccine at all.

So, before you just give the go ahead to your doctor, make sure you do your homework. Sure, it all depends upon who you choose to believe, but at least read and make an informed decision for your daughters. Don't just jump on the bandwagon and then later regret it.

Just food for thought to try to take some of the stress out of our days.