Texas lawmakers rejected Governor Rick Perry’s HPV vaccine order last week. The bill essentially would bar state officials from requiring the vaccine for four years. The Governor still has the opportunity to veto the bill.
From AP news:
Republican Rep. Dennis Bonnen, the bill’s House sponsor, said he believes it is fair and reasonable.
“I think the governor should see this as the Legislature making a very clear and respectful statement, and I hope he’ll accept our wishes,” Bonnen said.
Governor’s spokeswoman, Krista Moody, had this to say on his behalf:
“The governor looks forward to a day when cervical cancer is eradicated and Texas women no longer have to cope with the devastating effects of this disease,” she said, adding that the Legislature’s actions will “delay that day for another four years.”
Merck’s Gardasil, the vaccine protects against four strains of the sexually transmitted HPV infection. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved the vaccine for girls and women ages 9 to 26.
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