2006-03-10
SteveAudio: Sister Bluebird flying high above
More on HPV. There's a vaccine. The Religous Right doesn't want it because it might hamper their agenda. These people are monsters! Read this poignant story (SteveAudio: Sister Bluebird flying high above) about this man's sister who died from cervical cancer.
"So I take special interest in hearing that Bridget Maher of the Family Research Council is quoted as saying: 'Giving the HPV vaccine to young women could be potentially harmful, because they may see it as a licence to engage in premarital sex,' Maher claims, though it is arguable how many young women have even heard of the virus."
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"I watched my sister die. She knew she was going to Heaven. I felt, at that moment, that there indeed was a Heaven for her. Ms. Maher, until you watch someone you love die, don't lecture me, or anyone, about morality."
"So I take special interest in hearing that Bridget Maher of the Family Research Council is quoted as saying: 'Giving the HPV vaccine to young women could be potentially harmful, because they may see it as a licence to engage in premarital sex,' Maher claims, though it is arguable how many young women have even heard of the virus."
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"I watched my sister die. She knew she was going to Heaven. I felt, at that moment, that there indeed was a Heaven for her. Ms. Maher, until you watch someone you love die, don't lecture me, or anyone, about morality."
