It never was about the science, it was about using the identity politics making it a “women’s issue” to stifle dissent the first time around. And Texas wasn’t the only state that went for this so the Perry barbs are ill served.
To me this “recommendation” is saying, “Since it’s a given that your child is going to have sex with a bunch of people, you need to get him/her vaccinated.”
Look at all the problems that are caused by disobeying one of the 10 Commandments and having sex outside of marriage. Unwanted pregnancies resulting in a very high percentage of those kids growing up in poverty and without a father. Or, the aborting of that child which, as well as killing that baby very often causes the mother mental distress for years. Incurable diseases. Unstable relationships. Etc., etc. etc.
So WHY doesn’t society prevents a huge number of problems and tell kids, “DON’T HAVE SEX UNTIL YOU’RE MARRIED!”??
My dad once said, “There is not one commandment that, by obeying it, makes your life worse.” (or something like that)
Now, to add to the above remarks, I’m not saying I was perfect, I’m not saying all kids are perfect, I’m not saying parents can control what their kids do, and if parents make an informed decision to have their kids vaccinated, I have no criticism for them.
But it says a lot about society—and it’s not good—that we just assume kids are going to have sex with more than one person, without being married to that person.