Posted on 09/15/2011 9:55:39 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Heather Burcham died in 2007 when she was 31. Cervical cancer killed her. She was misdiagnosed at age 26, and by the time she knew she had cancer, it was too late for effective treatment.
But she changed lives by living hers so passionately.
She was deeply religious, quick-witted, loving, with a quirky sense of humor; and she was determined to save other young women. Her passion for a cause made her a "Person of the Week" on ABC's "World News" program in 2007. Heather likely would have been shouting from the rooftops in frustration, listening to the current political debate about the HPV vaccine.
For her, the HPV vaccine was about saving lives, not politics, not campaign donations. She probably would have been heartbroken to hear Texas Gov. Rick Perry backtrack from his commitment to have girls vaccinated against cervical cancer.
Perry made her the poster child for his HPV executive decision, and spoke eloquently at her funeral. What a difference four years later as he debates the topic with other Republican candidates.
Her words to ABC News in 2007 still resonate, in light of the current debate in which this one face of the disease has been lost amid the political rhetoric.
"I don't want to have died in vain," she said. "I don't want my life to have no purpose whatsoever, and if I can help spread the word about cervical cancer and the HPV vaccine, then I haven't lived in vain."
(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
People are not mad at Bachmann not because she made the mandate an issue. They’re mad at Bachmann because she lied about there being “no choice”, and she lied about it causing mental retardation.
False. No data exists to support such a nonsense claim.
Claims Filed and Compensated or Dismissed by Vaccine
http://www.hrsa.gov/vaccinecompensation/statisticsreports.html#Claims
There are 2800 cervical cancer deaths each year due to HPV. There are about 40,000 deaths each year due to another virus commonly known as the flu. Should you have to ask Rick Perry or any other government shmuck for an exemption if you choose not to innoculate your children from the flu virus?
Or better still, have you had your sons and daughters innoculated with Gardasil and if not why not?
sure it does, its been posted here many times.
the number of girls that have died from it
compared to the number of people who die from cervical cancer
as percentages of the population
simple, really
You’re right, I’m not a paid pharma politician like perry, so obviously I am not approved to speak about it.
The rest of my post got eaten. What you’re replying to is something that I copied from SoConPubbie and was going to reply to in my own words.
I agree with your post, and I’ll add this since SoConPubbie is one of the bigger Sarah Palin fans on this board. Having private insurance is still voluntary; paying federal taxes is not (without punishment, of course). Alaska, under Palin, accepted federal funds to pay for Gardisil shots. Apparently Palin didn’t mind having SoConPubbie pay for this bigbadevil vaccine (that actually saves tens of thousands of lives worldwide).
Do the math and post it.
You bring up a valid point.
Why didn’t Rick Perry mandate flu shots?
Does he not care about all of the people who die from it every year?
Why does Rick Perry hate flu sufferers?
I disagree that the article confirms that HPV is the primary cause of cervical cancer. Unless "risk factor" = "cause."
Are you suggesting that I vote for a nanny-stater?
No, I’m pretty sure he’s an avid supporter of Sarah Palin.
Him and a half dozen or so other bashbots like him on this forum that primarily choose to throw turds at the competition in support of their candidate.
I’m also pretty sure that Sarah wouldn’t be real pleased to count them as her supporters.
Your mentality that nobody should even kiss before marriage, when seen as representing conservatism,, repels sane voters from our cause.
Oooh I know! Because nobody PAID Perry to mandate flu shots!!!!
Bachmann repeated what a person told her after the debate. How much worse is it to accuse one of lying when the accusation is a lie. See it appears that it is King Perry's privilege to have his vaccine supporters make claims without evidence, but oh my Bachmann repeats what someone told her and luddites accuse her of lying.
Personally, IF any parent chooses to have this vaccine injected into their daughter I will NOT oppose. BUT DO NOT expect me to accept unfunded mandates.
It is hardly a meaningless statistic in the context of this being something that only some people need.
It seems that some 80% of women would need this vaccination.
This is not something that only promiscuous sluts get.
Unless your contention is that 80% of American women are promiscuous sluts.
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