Gardasil kills people

The FDA and CDC have announced that they still believe the HPV vaccine Gardasil is safe, despite the fact that they have received over 7000 reports of adverse reactions to the vaccine, including 15 deaths.

Since Gardasil hit the market in 2006, I have thought it is a bad idea. You can only get HPV through sexual contact, so the disease is easily avoidable, unlike most diseases for which vaccines exist. HPV vaccination is not mandatory (thank goodness), but the FDA and CDC recommend that Gardasil be given to females from 9 to 27. I think this goes too far. Yes, the majority of people will have sex at some point in their lives, but what about the minority? Not every single person has sex. There are young women in the world who are celibate and intend to stay that way. Don't these people matter too? By giving a general recommendation for HPV vaccination, the government is telling celibate and asexual people that we do not exist. Plus, there are so many terrible, as of now incurable diseases that affect innocent people through no fault of their own. It seems like a waste of time and resources to develop a vaccine for such a preventable disease as HPV.

Now, in addition to my moral objections to Gardasil, there seem to be safety concerns as well. Although the CDC says 10 of the reported deaths had no connection to Gardasil, what about the other 5? 7% of the adverse reaction reports involve serious reactions such as paralysis, heart failure, seizures, and anaphylactic shock. Families of two teenage girls who became paralyzed after getting the vaccine recently filed lawsuits against Merck, the maker of the vaccine.

The moral of the story is, make your own medical decisions, don't just go along with what the government and the drug companies say you should do. Gardasil is not for everyone!

Thanks to Gardasil-Talk.com for these facts.

Freedom again in Texas!

Great news on the Gardasil front: Texas governor Rick Perry has announced he won't veto a bill repealing his mandate of the vaccine! This means that the young girls of Texas again have some rights to control their bodies and to be treated as something other than sexual objects. Although he finally made a morally correct decision, Perry shows that he resents having to make the right choice:

"I challenge legislators to look these women in the eyes and tell them, 'We could have prevented this disease for your daughters and granddaughters, but we just didn't have the gumption to address all the misguided and misleading political rhetoric.'"

How rude. I could easily look such women in the eyes with no qualms whatsoever and tell them that if they were celibate they could have easily avoided getting cervical cancer. I am keeping my fingers crossed that Gardasil mandates in other states will die before they become law.

Texas House sticks it to Perry

Hooray! The Texas House of Representatives has passed a bill to keep Gardasil off the list of required vaccines. It is still uncertain whether or not the bill will go into effect and negate Gov. Rick Perry's fascist executive order. This is a massive understatement, but I will say it anyways: Thank you to everyone in the House. You did the right thing. Way to stick it to the man!

See the full story here.

Merck ends corrupt lobbying!

Hooray! Merck has decided to stop its corrupt practice of lobbying states to mandate the HPV vaccine Gardasil. The Houston Chronicle has many good articles on the topic, including one that says that 90 members of the Texas legislature have signed a bill to prevent Gov. Rick Perry's oppressive mandate.

"Maybe we'll get even some more with Merck acknowledging that this isn't the right thing to be doing right now," says Rep. Dennis Bonnen, a Republican.

Hope in Texas

I found a new article about Texas Gov. Rick Perry's abominable plan to make the HPV vaccine mandatory. It seems that there is a tiny bit of hope - a bill has been filed that would rescind his order. It had better get passed!

http://www.mineralwellsindex.com/homepage/local_story_038095626.html?keyword=leadpicturestory

I also found a new enemy in the fight against Gardasil:
Dr. Patrick Hisel -
“Calling HPV a sexually transmitted disease is debatable because it’s the same virus that causes warts on our fingers." Not true.
“By 26 most women have been exposed and there is no reason to vaccinate if you have already had the exposure." How pathetic to justify the violation of asexual, celibate Americans' civil rights just because they're in the minority.

And two new allies:
Stacy Frye -
“My concern is that it is early … to me, sixth grade is a little young and who is going to pay for it?”
Laura Catlin -
“Vaccinations are not cure-alls ... As a mom, I think they are going too far and invading our private space too much.”
“My standing next to you, that’s not going to do anything to you."
“It’s not their business … it’s a personal choice. Where do they stop?”

Texas makes HPV vaccine mandatory!!!

This is absolutely unbelievable: Texas, of all states, has required all girls entering the sixth grade to receive Gardasil, a vaccine for the sexually transmitted disease HPV. That's right, I said Texas. I thought Texas was a conservative state, but I was apparently quite wrong. Governor Rick Perry (who is a Republican!!) has issued an executive order enacting this despicable law. Not only has he destroyed the innocence and asexuality of all Texas girls and smashed the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, but he has bypassed the state legislature! Despicably, the legislatue has no power to overturn this abomination. Only Perry himself or a successor can do anything about the atrocity.

I do believe I have a new least favorite person in the world, and guess who it is? You guessed it, Rick Perry. In addition to opposing logic, dignity, and celibacy, this scumbag also opposes abortion rights. It seems that his opinions seem to be the opposite of mine on just about anything. Because Blogger does not like its bloggers to post threats of physical harm against anyone, I will refrain from doing so, but let it suffice to say that Perry deserves any unpleasant, painful experience imaginable. At the absolute least, he must be impeached! Perry is a traitor to the Republican Party, to the people of Texas, and to all innocent, celibate, and asexual people of the world! Oh, and I forgot to mention that fact that his buddy, former chief of staff Mike Toomey, is a lobbyist for Merck, and his current chief of staff's mother-in-law is a state leader of Women in Government, an organization through which Merck lobbyists funnel money. It is absolutely disgusting to me that these pigs make decisions that impact millions of people just so they can make a little more money!

Here are the enemies in the fight against Gardasil:
Merck - the company the manufactures the abomination
Women in Government - a group through which Merck lobbyists funnel money in many states
Rick Perry - Texas governor who mandated the vaccine against the legislature's will
Mike Toomey - Perry's former chief of staff and a Merck lobbyist
Dianne White Delisi - Republican state rep in Texas who is the mother-in-law of of Perry's chief of staff and a state director of Women in Government
Krista Moody - Perry's spokeswoman who agrees with his decision
Janet Skidmore - Merck spokeswoman
Susan Crosby - president of Women in Government
Jessica Farrar - Democratic Texas rep who says that "To not want to eradicate cervical cancer is irresponsible.”

And here are the allies:
Parents Requesting Open Vaccine Education - a citizens' group supporting the right to opt out of vaccine requirements
Focus on the Family - opposes mandatory vaccination. They have a couple problems: they believe parents have the right to decide whether their children are vaccinated (actually only the children have the right) and they support having Gardasil available for those who want it. For the most part, though, I agree with them on the Gardasil issue.
Texas Eagle Forum - a conservative watchdog group
Dawn Richardson - head of Parents Requesting Open Vaccine Education. “He’s circumventing the will of the people,” she says of Perry, "There are bills filed. There’s no emergency except in the boardrooms of Merck, where this is failing to gain the support that they had expected.”
Linda Klepacki - member of Focus on the Family. Has same ideological problems as Adams (below) but overall good.
Cathie Adams - president of Texas Eagle Forum. “What it does is benefit the pharmaceutical companies, and I don’t want pharmaceutical companies taking precedence over the authorities of parents,” she says, “It’s corrupt as far as I’m concerned." The only problem with her philosophy is that she believes parents have the right to determine what vaccines their kids get - it's actually kids themselves that have that right. I agree with her on everything besides that, though.

Links:
Drugmaker wants law to require STD shot (no kidding!)
Texas governor orders STD vaccine for all girls
Vote!!
Cervical cancer: are you at risk? (Look at question 6. It seems that one very important answer choice is missing!)

No thanks for Gardasil

Argh! I saw an advertisement for Gardasil for the first time today! The TV ad, which aired on CBS, featured young women vowing that the HPV vaccine would make them "one less." One less what? One less innocent virgin? Apparently, because no one who intends to remain a virgin would have any reason to receive Gardasil. Another Gardasil ad will appear in TV Guide, if I am not mistaken. Bad job, CBS and TV Guide; you are aiding the sexual supremacist culture in its attempt to eradicate innocence and celibacy from America!

Have a great Thanksgiving, fellow Americans. I hope you have many things to celebrate this Thanksgiving, but Gardasil sure isn't one of them!

And now Michigan too!

Michigan wants to make the cervical cancer vaccine mandatory too! Look here for proof. I'm not sure of the details, but it seems like Michigan introduced this horrific bill before Massachusetts did, as the web page is dated Sept. 13, 2006. Be sure to vote "NO" in the poll at the link above.

Edit: I just found another article confirming the story. A bipartisan group of female legislators, led by Sen. Beverly Hammerstrom, endorses the bill. Yes, you read that correctly - the word "bipartisan" implies that some Republicans actually support this affront on the Bill of Rights. I am appalled at their trechery, and at the fact that so many women's groups, including NOW, support such an insult to women's dignity and independence. They ought to be ashamed of themselves! Hammerstrom, you are truly un-American.

MA senate files cervical cancer bill

According to CBS4 Boston, the Massachusetts State Senate has filed a bill making it mandatory for girls to receive a cervical cancer vaccine before they can attend sixth grade! To be fair, I must mention that the bill includes an exception for those who object to the vaccine for religious reasons. Nevertheless, the mere availability of such a vaccins, let alone a government policy recommending or requiring it, is demeaning to girls and women, encourages the destruction of innocence, and violates the civil rights of all children. I oppose this bill completely and without hesitation. The link to the news story is below; I have not yet found any others. Once I find out more, I plan to take stronger action against this atrocity.

http://cbs4boston.com/health/local_story_300222339.html

Planned Parenthood's treachery

Yesterday, the evil vaccine Gardasil was approved for routine use on eleven- and twelve-year-old girls and even for use on girls as young as nine. In case you haven't read my previous posts, Gardasil prevents cervical cancer, a disease that only people who have sex can get. Adding to this assault on innocence and virginity is the fact that Planned Parenthood, an organization that I thought was pro-choice, has announced its belief that all girls should be forced to receive the vaccine in order to attend public schools. Additionally, Merck, the evil manufacturer of Gardasil, is planning to see if the vaccine can be given to boys. The actions of Merck and Planned Parenthood are based on an assumption that all people will have sex and therefore are an affront to all bachelors and maidens of the world. I stand for childhood and celibacy, I oppose Gardasil with all my heart, and I will not give a single inch! Merck, Planned Parenthood, and other anti-celibate organizations must be defeated. For a start, here are a couple of addresses that you can write to:

Planned Parenthood:
communications@ppfa.org
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
434 West 33rd St.
New York, NY 10001

Merck:
Merck & Co., Inc.
One Merck Drive
P.O. Box 100
Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889-0100 USA

Down with Gardasil!

There has been a victory in the war on terror: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, known as the "Prince of Al Qaeda" was killed by the Air Force in Iraq. He was considered the 2nd most important member of Al Qaeda, after Osama bin Laden, of course.

In other news, the FDA has made a decision that threatens to destroy innocence and personal freedom everywhere. A vaccine called Gardasil was approved for use today. This vaccine, made by Merck, is an abomination. It prevents women from getting the HPV virus, which can only be transmitted sexually. In other words, only immoral people are in danger of getting the virus, and they don't deserve to be protected from it. But, because the vast majority of people are ageist and unindividualistic, girls as young as nine, who might end up being celibate, will be forced by their parents into getting the shots.

Now, I already knew all of this, but here's something I had never heard before: the states will eventually be able to decide whether or not to make HPV vaccines mandatory in order to attend public schools!!!!! That's right, if a state votes in favor of this, everyone in the state will be forced to receive painful, dread-inducing shots for a sexually transmitted disease, even though there's a chance some of the people will remain virgins for their entire lives.

This issue infuriates me more than any current event I can remember. At least with gay marriage, which I consider despicable, the gay people are just being despicable with each other and not bothering anyone else. States' plans for Gardasil, however, smash the rights of celibates and are more oppressive than any idea Adolf Hitler ever conceived. Gardasil is an affront to logic, childhood, dignity, innocence, independence, individualism, freedom, and the Constitution of the United States of America!

Making Gardasil mandatory is, quite possibly, the worst idea I have ever heard. It is a Communist policy that reflects the evil philosophy of collectivism and has absolutely no place in America. George Washington, Patrick Henry, John Adams, and all other great Americans from history are most certainly rolling in their graves at the knowledge of this terrible monstrosity. Anyone who supports making Gardasil mandatory ought to be shot.

I vow that I will never in my life receive an HPV vaccine, and may God strike me down if I ever break my vow. If Gardasil is ever made mandatory in my home state of Massachusetts, which is frighteningly likely knowing how disgustingly liberal my state tends to be, I will fight against the vaccine with all the strength I possess. In fact, I will dedicate time and resources to combatting this abomination wherever it reigns, and all true Americans will, at least in spirit, join me.

In conclusion, I say down with Gardasil! Down with Merck! Down with the FDA! And down with anyone who supports making Gardasil mandatory, as anyone who supports that also supports the destruction of innocence, logic, and freedom everywhere!!!

Shame on you, FDA

Members of the FDA have, indeed, recommended that the evil cervical cancer vaccine be approved. Shame on them!

Additionally, Reade Seligmann, one of the Duke lacross players who is falsely accused of rape, appeared in court today, and some jerks yelled threats at him. Most of the threats were too profane for Fox News to say, and therefore too profane for me to put on this blog, but the threats included comments that Seligmann is a rapist, a "snake," and a "dead man walking."

An attack on innocence

Good job, Senator Arlen Specter! Although unfortunately he says that he is "totally opposed" to a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, he does believe that the amendment deserves to be debated in the Senate. Today, ater Specter, a Republican, had a shouting match with Democrat Russ Feingold, a Senate committee approved the amendment, sending it to the Senate for debate. At one point, Specter told Feingold, "I don't need to be lectured by you." Later, Specter bade Feingold "good riddance" as the latter stormed out.

Another event in the news that is just as despicable as gay marriage is the development of a vaccine for cervical cancer. The FDA will probably approve this abomination, and debate is raging on whether or not to have all young girls receive this injection!!

I object to the vaccine on two levels:

• First, it violates the rights of children. Parents will be the ones to decide whether or not the children receive the injections. This is completely irrational, as the children, not the parents, will receive the shots, and therefore should be the ones to decide whether or not the shots are given. Vaccines are slightly physically painful, but their true pain is a result of the dread that victims experience, a dread that overshadows the life of any rational person for the entire time the person knows that they will be given a shot in the future. It is said that shots only hurt for a second, but this is a blatant fallacy: shots inflict psychological pain for a lifetime. If advocates of the evil plan to vaccinate 9- and 11-year old girls succeed, the shots will hurt these girls for at least 9 or 11 years (and probably more because the vaccine only lasts for 4 years and therefore will be re-administered)!
• Second, I object to the vaccine because its implementation carries the assumption that all females will become sexually active. Cervical cancer is a sexually transmitted disease, and some people want children to be vaccinated for it! This assumption is extraordinarily offensive to celibate individuals like myself. Obviously, there is at least one girl in the world (myself) who will be celibate forever, and the existence of just one celibate individual is enough to completely invalidate the presumption upon which the cervical canver vaccination plan is based. It is irrelevant how many sexual women the vaccine benefits; the vaccine violates the rights of all celibates and asexuals of the world by invalidating their existence, and therefore is immoral and unjustified. The idea of thinking of beautiful, innocent little girls as people who will become sexual is twisted. I will never willingly receive a cervical cancer vaccine, and if the members of the FDA have any brains at all, they will vote this vaccine down!

In older news, the Senate did a good job by approving the construction of a heavy-duty fence along the Mexican border, but did a bad job by approving a plan for U.S. citizenship for some illegal immigrants. The U.S. needs to decrease its population, and deporting people who can't speak English and have no loyalty to America is one of the best, easiest ways to accomplish this goal.

Finally, some entertainment commentary: Congratulations to Aras for winning "Survivor" on Sunday - I liked him better than Danielle or Terry. Monday's finale of "Prison Break" was excellent - one of my favorite parts was Haywire's escape on the bike. Abruzzi was especially nasty, and I almost felt bad for T-Bag. And, last but not least, I predict that Taylor will win "American Idol."

Check back for more rants; I am in a ranty mood, as some of my favorite issues, such as immigration and gay marriage, have been in the news a lot lately!