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rug

(82,333 posts) Thu Jun 28, 2012, 04:13 PM Jun 2012

Catholic schools’ HPV vaccine ban is ‘immoral’

By Keri Davis, Ruth Dell, Juliet Guichon, Phuoc Lam, Bruno Masquillier, Cory Miller and Heather Meyer
June 28, 2012

As another school year draws to a close, Calgarians ought to be embarrassed.

This has been the fourth school year during which thousands of our children in publicly funded schools are prevented from taking full advantage of a $300-million federal program to help them avoid disease and death.

Ever since 2008, elected Calgary officials have impeded public health authorities.

You might think we’re kidding. Calgary? The first North American city to elect a Muslim mayor? The education-first city, with the most PhDs per capita in the nation?

http://www.calgaryherald.com/opinion/Catholic+schools+vaccine+immoral/6850845/story.html

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Catholic schools’ HPV vaccine ban is ‘immoral’ (Original Post) rug Jun 2012 OP

The bishop believes that innoculating against a sexually transmitted disease causes promiscuity? Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2012 #1

Yeah, there's a little bit of causation missing. rug Jun 2012 #2

These crazy conservative bishops think STDs are punishment for sexual activity meow2u3 Jun 2012 #3

Fortinbras Armstrong

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1. The bishop believes that innoculating against a sexually transmitted disease causes promiscuity?

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Thu Jun 28, 2012, 06:42 PM

Jun 2012

Bishop Henry is stark, raving stupid.

rug

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2. Yeah, there's a little bit of causation missing.

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Thu Jun 28, 2012, 07:25 PM

Jun 2012

meow2u3

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3. These crazy conservative bishops think STDs are punishment for sexual activity

Reply to rug (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 07:33 PM

Jun 2012

and that not vaccinating your kids against HPV will promote abstinence. The "just say no or else" approach doesn't work because people will do what they've been told not to do. That's just human nature, but the bishops don't get it.

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