Vaccine sparks promiscuity fears
Here’s something odd: a very famous Australian scientist, Ian Frazer, has apparently come up with a vaccine for Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), the culprit behind genital warts, plain-old warts, and most cervical cancer in women and anal cancer in gay men. The vaccine has proven to be 100% effective in preventing infection and very safe.
Here’s the shocking thing (and it’s NOT that this isn’t being spouted by Tom DeLay or Pat Robertson, yet): some Australian senators have
called for a “social debate” on whether it should be given to girls on a widespread basis for fear that it would promote promiscuity.
No joke. This is just so stupid I can’t even wrap my head around it.
This does not bode well for the emergence of an HIV vaccine, or any new vaccine, for that matter. The logical conclusion of this idiot’s argument is that any disease that acts as a deterrent to any type of sex he does not agree with should be allowed to hang around and kill people.
“Human suffering? It’s teenage sex that we have to stop!”
“Well, it’s nice that we have an HIV vaccine, but it might encourage kids to have more sex, so we shouldn’t give it to them. Having premarital sex is a fate much worse than death.”
“Well, I was going to give Susie the vaccine, but then I thought it would make her into a little ho, so I refrained. Now she’s got cervical cancer, and she deserves exactly what she’s got!”
