The REAL reason so many Holier-than-thou Freepers have their panties in a wad about this is they THINK their little ones will never sin and dance great joy at the thought of EVIL SINNERS dying a miserable death --- getting what they deserve --- for the sin of premarital sex.
You might be right for some, but that has nothing to do with my objection.
I don't think that the governor ought to have the right to override parental objections and order preventative medical treatment on children. Couple that with the financial ties to the company providing the medicine and it sure seems like a combination of executive power grab and cronyism.
I think the vaccine is a good idea. But I don't think that the state has the right to impose every good idea on its citizens.
"I don't think that the governor ought to have the right to override parental objections and order preventative medical treatment on children."
Me neither.
Fortunately, the governor has no power to override parential objections. The statute that does give him power has a very specific opt-out provision just for such parental objections.
Now we can agree on this, not that it is necessary. What you or any other parent, or citizen who is "concerned" about HPV, thinks about the vaccine, that decision needs to be made between the parents after consulting with their trusted physician -- not some elected lawyer (aka politician) or appointed one (aka judge).
Parent's have had most of their decisions regarding their own children stolen by The State (Communist Style), now they have lost one more very important right - why, because of a political contribution.
This action is another nail in the head of totalitarian government replacing a democratic republic.