[Cincinatus' Wife]

From your LINK:

“....Perry, a conservative Christian who opposes abortion rights and stem- cell research using embryonic cells, counts on the religious right for his political base.

But he has said the cervical cancer vaccine is no different than the one that protects children against polio.

“If there are diseases in our society that are going to cost us large amounts of money, it just makes good economic sense, not to mention the health and well being of these individuals to have those vaccines available,” he said.

Texas allows parents to opt out of inoculations by filing an affidavit stating that he or she objected to the vaccine for religious or philosophical reasons. ...”

[perfect_rovian_storm]

I guess it's difficult for you to grasp, but I'll spell it out for you: I'm not here to talk about Gardasil and whether or not it should be mandated.

I'm here to talk about the money that the candidate you are pushing on Free Republic took from Merck right before MANDATING their vaccine for 6th graders.

I'll ask again: Do you condone corruption?

[tarheelswamprat]

Texas allows parents to opt out of inoculations by filing an affidavit stating that he or she objected to the vaccine for religious or philosophical reasons. ...”

That was not by Perry's choice. The opt out is there now only because of the tremendous blow back from the people of Texas which forced Perry to back pedal. Perry's original plan was to make it mandatory.

In addition to the outright corruption of his financial and political interests in the issue, the moral and ethical flaws in that statist attitude on his part are doubly damning.