Iam not going to kill my daughter.

They made it a law,just like a law for the other imunazations that there is for kids in school.

Isn't there a way to exempt yourself, just like with other immunizations? I know for a fact you can decline immunizations for your children based on religious or personal beliefs, and the school does have to accept it. They aren't always HAPPY about it but they do it.

Iam not a dude,but a dudette. It is before 6th grade,just like all the various immunizations have set times in life.Im in Virginia.

They are out of contol.I will leave the state if I have to.

Good for you.

peavey-thank you for the additional links below.

Iam sorry about your cousin.I feel that this shot should be an option,but not mandatory like it is in this state.What vacine are you speaking of that causes autism?

The vaccine is called MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) which is a mandatory vaccine required for children to enter school. It contains a heavy metal (murcury) which is what links it to the increase cases of autism. The CDC released a report this year that 1 in 150 children 8 years old and younger have some type of autism. Now, they would like to research to see if they can link it to the vaccine without a doubt.

The problem with health care is so the risks outweight the benefits, sometimes they do and sometimes they don't. My children could survive if they ever "caught" any of the virus that MMR treats, and with the HPV it is very unlikely that a woman/girl/teen will survive it since most do not know they have it until they are in the late stages of cancer. Unfortunately my son has to live with my decision and the states decision for him to get the vaccine.

I too agree that while something like this should be encouraged (because of the fact that there are little to no symptoms of HPV), making it mandatory is wrong. The government should have no say in personal medical choices we make for ourselves and our families.

As far as the MMR, I am thinking they make the ones they use now without mercury, or thimerosol, or something like that. I do not know that I have seen actual proof in a study that it causes autism. I DO believe, however, that if somebody who has a genetic tendency toward developing autisum or another spectrum or behavior/social disorder that something in one of those vaccines might be the deciding factor. By itself it would not be a for sure cause, but it could contribute, certainly.

Well the pages at the FDA have been deemed unreleasable but through other research as of 2008 there are still vaccines that contain thimerosol. The government has not released any studies pertaining to thimerosol and autism, but it's not like the government always fills the people of this country in on things that they feel may lead to panic or other major health and safty issues. The Freedom of Information Act I believe shows us all that, when reports are released under this Act most of the report is blacked out and people are not able to read the document in full. Besides the fact that my family has never had a case of autism until the generation born in the 1990's, which in that set of children born that decade, there are 3 that have been diagnosed with autism. Kind of strange huh? There are many elements that have caused harm to people in the United States and the government knew for years, elements such as: asbestos, beryllium, and lead.

I am all for people's right to choose, but when it comes to immunization I don't believe that people should have the right to choose. If they did, our children would still be spreading polio, measles, tetanus, and diphtheria and all the other viruses. If left up to the parents to make a choose, most children wouldn't get their immunization because of the lack of responsible parenting in this country. How many times do you pick up the newspaper or turn on the television and there is a report of a child dying because "their parent forgot them in the car for hours". If everyone in this country was a perfect parent then yes I could understand the government not having any say in our lives, but lets face it there are too many parents that are more worried about where they are going to get there next high than their own children.

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http://www.cogforlife.org/gardasil.htm

I am glad that you said this and thank you for providing the links.

While I believe that you should be cautious about what you put in your body and that no one should force you to to put anything in your body that you are not comfortable with. I also believe myths and rumours should not be spread cautiously.


Due diligence is needed here. It is our daughters. Care enough to make an informed decision, not an emotional one.

Sorry if this is offensive, just my opinion.

Thank you for giving us that information.Gardisail has not been around that long and there already is that many deaths,plus I do know of one girl that is paralyzed.Yes,it is amazing the way the government controls us a lot more then necessary.

OMG...thank you so much for posting this.

Gardasil hasn't even been around very long! There are always a laundry list a mile long of 'potential side effects and complications' to anything, even something like Tylenol or birth control pills. I had to take cipro recently and I had looked up information about that to make sure it was relatively safe. Relatively speaking for ME it was safe! I read all sorts of things that state younger patients should not take it, especially for extended periods because it could cause problems with bone growth and stability in their legs. Wonderful. I had also taken depo provera for awhile and discontinued it when I found out it could contribute to osteoporosis or conditions like that over time, and that if I stayed on it, I would have to think about getting bone density scans. I do not think so, I'm 33 years old!