D.C. Protests Against Mandatory HPV Vaccination

This article covers protests in the nation's capital following introduction of a bill to require vaccination for young girls.

Noteworthy content:

Chanting “not on our daughters” and holding signs that read “children are not guinea pigs,” protesters accused Council Members David Catania, I-at large, and Mary Cheh, D-Ward 3, of being in the pocket of lobbyists for Merck, the company that manufactures the HPV vaccination Gardasil. The Federal Food and Drug Administration approved the vaccine in June.

And this from a doctor speaking about HPV:

“It’s one of the rarest gynecological cancers,” said retired obstetrician/gynecologist Nancy Banks at Thursday’s protest. “It can be prevented by using condoms.”