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Canadian Bishops Issue Warning on HPV Vaccine : 15th Jul 08
"HPV Vaccine has Raised Questions about Whether it Sends a Message to Girls that Casual Sex is Acceptable"
Canadian bishops in the Catholic diocese of Alberta are warning parents to think twice about letting their daughters be vaccinated against a cancer-causing, sexually transmitted virus.
But the bishops, in a joint statement issued Monday, stop well short of barring Catholic schools in Alberta from administering the vaccine, and acknowledge that parents are the "primary decision-makers" when it comes to their children's health.
The Alberta government last week announced it would fund a programme to offer the vaccination against human papillomavirus.
Alberta's Health Minister said he wants Catholic schools to co-operate with the newly announced government immunization programme against human papillomavirus. The bishops said the HPV vaccine has raised questions about whether it sends a message to girls that casual sex is acceptable.
"Catholic teaching is that sexuality is a God-given gift that should be reserved for marriage," the bishops wrote.
"So-called 'casual' or 'recreational' sexual activity carries with it profound risks to a young person's spiritual, emotional, moral and physical health.
"At best, a vaccine can only be potentially effective against one of these risks, that to physical health, and may have other unintended and unwanted consequences." Canada.com. CLICK TO READ MORE.....
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