[lbo-talk] Acid test for religious right

joanna 123hop at comcast.net
Thu Jun 8 21:58:03 PDT 2006


The U.S. has just approved a vaccine that prevents cervical cancer.

"Cervical cancer is the second-leading cause of death in women across the globe, affecting an estimated 470,000 women and killing 233,000 each year. Widespread use of Pap smears has reduced its toll in richer nations. "

Some in the religious right oppose it because it would encourage promiscuity ?!?!?! The vaccine cycle will cost $360.

This will be interesting -- the left has a good poster child for exposing the utter bankruptcy of the religious right as well as of privatized medical care.

If there are any MD lurkers, I would be interested to know whether you feel that the testing was adequate.

Joanna



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