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Opposing HPV Vaccine "Unethical" - M.D. Anderson Cancer Center President
Texas Tribune ^ | September 13, 2011 | Reeve Hamilton

Posted on 09/13/2011 11:03:51 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife

Gov. Rick Perry's 2007 attempt to require that girls in Texas be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus, commonly known as HPV, has become a political hot potato. But Dr. Ronald DePinho, the new president of MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, says the vaccine is not just sound but "one of the great scientific advances in the history of medicine."

In last night's GOP presidential debate, Perry faced repeated criticism from other candidates for his HPV push. Michele Bachmann said it was “flat out wrong” to require that “innocent little 12-year-old girls be forced to have a government injection through an executive order.”

Part of Bachmann's critique was that Perry's executive order, which he now says he would handle differently, was the byproduct of cronyism. Perry's former chief of staff, Mike Toomey was a lobbyist for the drug company Merck, maker of the vaccine, at the time. In interviews following the debate, Bachmann reportedly went even further, suggesting that the vaccine was a ""a very dangerous drug" and could cause "mental retardation."

But today, in an interview with the Tribune, DePinho said that as a physician, as the president of a leading cancer research institution and as a father of two young girls, "there's only one path here, which is to support vaccination."

"To do anything else would be unethical," DePinho said.

His recommendation for anyone who opposes the vaccine: "Visit one patient with cervical cancer in an advanced state."


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: cancervaccine; captaingardasil; cervicalcancer; gardasil; hpv; hpvvaccine; mdanderson4perrycare; mdandersonvschoice; nochoice4you; notacancervaccine
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To: miss marmelstein

Bless your heart.


201 posted on 09/13/2011 11:21:16 PM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men And Women)
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To: All

I’ll visit a cancer patient when he visits my 27 year old nephew, who was severely damaged by a DPT shot. He functions at the level of a three year old, doesn’t speak, and has a terrible seizure disorder because of a vaccine.

Nobody decides what’s “ethical” for my family but me.


202 posted on 09/13/2011 11:27:57 PM PDT by Politicalmom (No More RINOs!!! Laz for President!)
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To: D-fendr

You seem to be addressing someone else’s argument, I am talking about the ethics of the doctor quoted in the article.


203 posted on 09/13/2011 11:28:46 PM PDT by icanhasbailout
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To: DoughtyOne
I didn't say all children or even 10 yr. olds and my daughters are now 27 and 30. They know way more than you or I on that subject and I trust them explicitly.

You know what DO, I'm sick of listening to you SP koolaide drinkers. We've got an election to win here.

For the sake of our online friendship, maybe we shouldn't discuss politics until we have a nominee.And if you can't line up behind that person, maybe not even then.

204 posted on 09/14/2011 4:21:37 AM PDT by wolfcreek (Perry to Obama: Adios, MOFO!)
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To: federal__reserve
I am thinking one can be exposed to HPV even after marriage.

It is true that life is not full of guarantees. Doesn't change my position, however. Guardasil should be given to children by choice of the parents, not the state.

205 posted on 09/14/2011 6:41:39 AM PDT by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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To: Politicalmom

Dittos!


206 posted on 09/14/2011 6:46:56 AM PDT by bvw
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To: Marty62
Man I am so sick od these parents today that think taking care of their children and the issues that come up everyday is just to much to deal with.

So you'd be fine with Michelle Obama dictating to you how you should feed your children, how much to feed them, and how much exercise you must make sure they get everyday - just as long as you had the ability to fill out a form to "opt out"?

Is there anything at all you think is over the line for the government to require as long as you have the ability to actively "opt out"?

207 posted on 09/14/2011 6:47:28 AM PDT by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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To: MEGoody

Obviously you missed my point.

Parents have abdicated their rights to the school to the State to the Feds.

If (horror) they might have to actually raise their children WITHOUT some beauracrat telling them what to do most would roll up in the fetal position.

I was watching AFV and they had a vid of a little boy that lost a camera. His sister asked him what was wrong. He said Mommy is going to kill me. He kept saying it over and over.

I thought my word what have we done to our children.
If they manage to survive the womb, do they have to spend their childhood worried that Mommy/Daddy will kill them?

How we have destroyed our own house.
Not unlike Rioters that destroy their own neighborhood.


208 posted on 09/14/2011 6:58:02 AM PDT by Marty62 (Marty60)
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To: wolfcreek
I didn't say all children or even 10 yr. olds and my daughters are now 27 and 30. They know way more than you or I on that subject and I trust them explicitly.

I believe we were talking about the need to innoculate early, addressing the ten year olds.  You told me that your daughters gave you the scoop, and didn't address a change in age range.  What was I supposed to think?

You know what DO, I'm sick of listening to you SP koolaide drinkers. We've got an election to win here.

I'm not a Palin Koolaide drinker, but I do find it amusing that a Perry Koolaide drinker would lecture someone on the topic of Koolaide drinking.  If Koolaide drinking and won elections were all we concerned oursives with, Social Security would have been fixed between January 21st, 2001, and December 31st, 2006.  So would a lot of other things.  I do not want a repeat of that, and Perry is simply worthless.

For the sake of our online friendship, maybe we shouldn't discuss politics until we have a nominee.And if you can't line up behind that person, maybe not even then.

Okay Wolfcreek, that's fine with me.  That doesn't mean that if I happen to stumble across something you have said that I disagree with, I won't make a comment.

If I agree with you, I might also say something.

209 posted on 09/14/2011 9:52:22 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (McCain 5 yrs Left/1 year right "BAD!" - Republicans 3 yrs Right 1 year Left to elect RINOs. "Good?")
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To: MEGoody
Guardasil should be given to children by choice of the parents, not the state.

Not just Gardasil, but also for school choice, nutrition at home & school and prayer in school.

However I would make an exception for vaccinations to prevent contagious diseases.
210 posted on 09/14/2011 10:28:21 AM PDT by federal__reserve (Peace through strength has worked better than peace via appeasement in history.)
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To: federal__reserve

Agree.


211 posted on 09/14/2011 10:34:52 AM PDT by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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To: Eva
I am not sure what you are arguing, but Rush said this morning that the Perry actions did not constitute crony capitalism nor were they a pay to play or other type of illegal action and that Bachman and Palin were wrong to make that insinuation.

It's not about the $5,000, it's about the fact that Merck hired Perry's good friend, legal advisor, and former Chief of Staff Mike Toomey as a lobbyist, and that Perry then signed an order that was going to make Merck millions.

If Rahm Emanuel had left his position as the White House Chief of Staff and went to work as a lobbyist for Merck, and Obama then signed an executive order that stood to make Merck millions, Rush would definitely have a problem with it.
212 posted on 09/14/2011 3:50:38 PM PDT by af_vet_rr
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To: miss marmelstein; eastforker; Eaker; Ditter; humblegunner; Allegra; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA; ...
I accused you of trying to use Saul Alinsky tactics against me. Which, of course, you did -although, so far, it’s been a major flop.

Of course it was a flop. That was the whole point. Texans are interested in picking fights with non-Texan FReepers. I didn't ask fellow Texans to "get you." I pinged them to your rant about how arrogant and obnoxious we Texans supposedly are and even when goaded Texans didn't gang up on you.

So your original claim is bunk. Texans don't roam around FR ganging up on non-Texans. If you ever encounter such behavior, ping me. Until then, high school is out.

BTW, congratulations on that win in NY!

213 posted on 09/15/2011 6:54:15 AM PDT by BuckeyeTexan (Man is not free unless government is limited. ~Ronald Reagan)
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To: BuckeyeTexan

are interested = aren’t interested


214 posted on 09/15/2011 7:15:17 AM PDT by BuckeyeTexan (Man is not free unless government is limited. ~Ronald Reagan)
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To: Mase

Well, I’m going through the refresher course to get my human subjects research certificate renewed.

There IS controversy and debate about the influence of big Pharma’s profit motive on medicine. And I think a Merck bought president of MD Anderson would be a problem. However, I don’t KNOW that President Pinho is bought and paid for. I probably was talking out the wrong end on that one. Moreover, I think a great deal of the rabid anti-pharma sentiment is misplaced - they’re doing like they’ve done with energy - someone does something stupid, or careless, or illegal and instead of focusing on the offender, and looking for others, they try to shut down the whole industry.

Anyway, no hard feelings I hope.


215 posted on 09/15/2011 1:30:20 PM PDT by ichabod1 (Nuts; A house divided against itself cannot stand.)
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To: BuckeyeTexan

216 posted on 09/15/2011 11:18:18 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: ichabod1
No hard feelings at all.

You're absolutely right about the rabid anti-pharma sentiment. The drug industry has done some unfortunate things but, in most cases, they've done these things because of some government interference. Government would love to kill the golden goose. That would be a travesty. Too many folks who call themselves conservative support policies that would ensure the demise of this industry. The US is one of the last markets where the drug industry can make a profit. Profit drives innovation. I want more innovation, not less. Price controlled markets do not produce new drugs. That's why so many of all the new drug discoveries happen here in the USA.

The problem, whatever it might be, will always stem from government, not industry. Thanks for the debate.

217 posted on 09/16/2011 7:34:16 AM PDT by Mase (Save me from the people who would save me from myself!)
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