Posted on 08/12/2011 2:02:56 PM PDT by NYer
Perry's attempt to frame his action as both an urgent public health necessity and the work of a "pro-life" politician failed to dissuade those who felt he had shoved this vaccine down the throats of the public without a full airing of the potential benefits, costs and long-term health implications of the drug.
Roughly 60 state lawmakers called on Perry to rescind the order. He refused>/b>. Just six weeks after Perry put pen to paper, the Texas House rebuked him on March 14, 2007, passing HB 1098, overturning his executive order by a vote of 119-21. The Senate followed suit the following month by a vote of 30-1.
We don't need another nanny stater in the White House who uses Executive Orders to bypass the will of the people. And to compare a governor who did this to Reagan? Please.
“Dr. Diane Harper, a former lead researcher for the controversial vaccine, told CBS in 2009 that serious side effects could prove riskier than the HPV the drug purports to prevent, and that “young girls and their parents should receive more complete warnings before receiving the vaccine.”’
Let the parents decide!
Maybe there is a secret opt-out clause, like Perry proposed in Texas.
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