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Rick Perry's HPV Stance Grounded in Case of Heather Burcham, Who Died of Cervical Cancer
ABC News ^ | September 15, 2011 | GINA SUNSERI

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."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cancervaccine; cervicalcancer; gardasil; govmandates; perry; perry2012
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To: Moonman62
She died from poor medical care

Your comment implies that all cervical cancers caught earlier can be cured.

They are not. Too many die even when caught early and get the most effective forms of treatment.

But those that don't get cancer in the first place, don't die from cancer. The vaccine isn't 100% effective, but it is nearly 100%.

81 posted on 09/15/2011 10:29:06 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: Spunky

See my post #67.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2778878/posts?page=64#64


82 posted on 09/15/2011 10:30:00 AM PDT by Carling
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

So he did it “For the children”?? how nice


83 posted on 09/15/2011 10:30:07 AM PDT by Mr. K (Palin/Bachman 2012- unbeatable ticket~!!!)
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To: Moonman62

BINGO, she died from poor medical care, and Perry got his $29,000.


84 posted on 09/15/2011 10:30:18 AM PDT by org.whodat (so Perry's purchase price starts at $5001.00: and $29,000 , was a sell.)
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To: RockinRight

By using the term “corrupt pile of slime..” to describe Perry, it is obvious that he/she is a dem.


85 posted on 09/15/2011 10:30:18 AM PDT by tatown (The only job Obama's ever created was the one he gave Larry Sinclair.)
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To: SoConPubbie

“Proof?”

http://www.health-science-report.com/alotek/topics1/article33/

All it takes is a kiss. Or less.


86 posted on 09/15/2011 10:30:41 AM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (Nothing to see here. Move along.)
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To: TheThirdRuffian
The truth is, many here want people who sin to be punished and live in a fantasy land where their kids won’t sin.

So I am supposed to ignore the fact that this disease is sexually aquired and submit to paying for this even if my girls don't need it, and my wife doesn't need it because you falsely accuse people of "The truth is, many here want people who sin to be punished and live in a fantasy land where their kids won’t sin."?
87 posted on 09/15/2011 10:30:44 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: beandog

Even worse, I now hear he pimped for Rooty.

Nanny state authoritarians stick together.

I have to wonder how Perry could support a goverment funded abortion candidate.

Enjoy!

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CCQQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fabcnews.go.com%2FPolitics%2Fvideo%2Frudy-giuliani-rick-perry-2012-13801823&ei=WDVyTsP1D_D-sQLwrZnlCQ&usg=AFQjCNHa1YwDrwiIqy-GsT_7LQ1prqk9HA


88 posted on 09/15/2011 10:31:14 AM PDT by dforest
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To: TheThirdRuffian
As an aside, HPV can be transmitting causually, such as in a public laundry.

Of course and so can stupidity if you go the public laundry wrap a pair of skivvies around your head and do a perfect swan dive off the top floor of the building.

89 posted on 09/15/2011 10:31:26 AM PDT by jwalsh07 (.)
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To: TheThirdRuffian
The truth is, many here want people who sin to be punished and live in a fantasy land where their kids won’t sin.

Actually the truth is the Cult of Perry would excuse ANY action by him because of their blind idolization of the guy.

NO Conservative should EVER be comfortable with the notion that a Government official, no matter how well intended, can mandate things be injected into children without the parent's prior consent.

Any rational adult should be seriously disturbed by what Perry did here. Conservative should be the last people advocating the power of Government overrides the parent's authority.

It is especially absurd of said "conservatives" to attempt to cloak their white washing of Perry in a phony libertarian cant.

Perry's actions here are more in line with something 0 would do then what Reagan would of done.

It utterly intellectually indefensible for the same people who claim to be "for limited Government" to turn right around an try to white wash Perry's corrupt attempt to massively expand his authority.

90 posted on 09/15/2011 10:31:56 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (Giving more money to DC to fix the Debt is like giving free drugs to addicts think it will cure them)
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To: so_real

The FDA has not pulled Gardisil from the market, and there is zero causation that has been found in clinical trials making Gardisil directly responsible for any deaths.

Do you know what it takes to get a drug approved by the FDA? Any idea what post-market analysis is, either?


91 posted on 09/15/2011 10:32:06 AM PDT by Carling
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To: Carling

What an arrogant, callous attitude.


92 posted on 09/15/2011 10:32:49 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Cricket24

This vaccine prevents infection from the 2 HPV strains that cause 70% of cervical cancers.


93 posted on 09/15/2011 10:33:01 AM PDT by KansasGirl
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To: tatown
By using the term “corrupt pile of slime..” to describe Perry, it is obvious that he/she is a dem has bothered to actually investigate Rick Perry's record.

Fixed it for you.

94 posted on 09/15/2011 10:33:03 AM PDT by perfect_rovian_storm (Perry's idea of border control: Use both hands to welcome the illegals right in.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
I've never been a big Rick Perry fan and I have made that clear here on FR in the past. But compared to Obama Rick Perry craps jobs, diamonds and bricks of gold.

I thought Palin possibly getting in to the race was enough for me to wait and see what dynamic she might bring to the contest. Since she is not running after looking at everyone else I support Perry. He is not perfect but he is worlds better than Obama. Another factor is that I have been stunned by some of the support Perry has received from people that are very concerned about the country. Some people that I know well and I would never believe would support someone like Perry. These people are Democrats. Rich ones. The election this week for penisboys seat in New York is NOT a unique event! It is a new standard! Obama has lost and is losing the support of monied Democrats. That is why he is pushing this jobs bill. He will not get the money support from the well-to-do Democrats like he did before. No matter if they be Jewish or Black or Brown. Unless they get federal money for some reason they are going to keep their money in their pockets. Along with their votes.

Obama must grease the unions to get part of the grease back in to his campaign. That is the sole purpose of the "jobs" bill. He knows and his campaign knows that they have had a lot of their big money Democrats turn on them. They may get a few token dollars but not the big bucks. These Democrats have figured out that Obama is out to pick their pockets too.

I've never seen anything like I have seen this week regarding Democrats who are turning away from Obama. Some Democrats that I have known for years and who were rabid about Obama are pissed. And I'm not talking a little pissed. I believe that right now there are more and more of these Democrats getting on the wave that is moving away from Obama.

The Democrats only hope is to dump Obama for another candidate. The odds of that are slim to none....

95 posted on 09/15/2011 10:33:19 AM PDT by isthisnickcool (Sharia? No thanks.)
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To: TheThirdRuffian
All it takes is a kiss. Or less.

I guess morals and abstinence and knowing who you are dating and marrying would be a good thing then, right?

Tell me again why I should pay for something that is still passed by some form of sexually contact. And you will note I am not narrowing down sexual contact to intercourse as you are.
96 posted on 09/15/2011 10:33:19 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: Cricket24
I would NEVER take anything like this and if I had a daughter, I would not want her to take it either.

So far, more than 35 million in the US have decided otherwise.

You can still get cervical cancer whether or not you take this vaccine!

Yes, it only stops the strains that cause 70% of cervical cancer. And it is not not 100%, just nearly 100% effective for those strains.

I'm sure the families of the thousands per year that die from those strains would agree with you.

97 posted on 09/15/2011 10:33:26 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: SoConPubbie

You’re embarrassing yourself in this thread with your lack of knowledge.

I actually feel bad for you.


98 posted on 09/15/2011 10:33:54 AM PDT by Carling
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To: SoConPubbie

http://hpv.emedtv.com/hpv/hpv-statistics.html

“By age 50, at least 80 percent of women will have been infected with genital HPV infection.”


99 posted on 09/15/2011 10:34:04 AM PDT by allmendream (Tea Party did not send the GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism.)
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To: Grunthor

The missed diagnosis is a red herring. There aren’t a lot of missed diagnosis situations involving polio anymore. And there have been many on these threads implying and saying that proper morals is all you need to save you getting exposed to the HPV virus. Its untrue, makes conservatives look like the Jehovah Witness types who refuse medical care, and costs us votes.
Honest people can think Perrito is a poor choice as i do. Oppose mandates,, fair enough. But please everybody,, don’t make us look stupid by acting like HPV is somehow in the same class as syphilis.


100 posted on 09/15/2011 10:34:04 AM PDT by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office)
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