In an effort
to protect against cervical cancer, some lawmakers and medical professionals advocate
making HPV vaccines mandatory for adolescent girls. As the following
press release demonstrates there are significant concerns regarding the safety
of these drugs. Furthermore, since the human papillomavirus (HPV), often
a precursor to cervical cancer, is a sexually transmitted disease forcing girls
to receive it can significantly undermine parental decisions regarding their
daughter’s personal health and sexuality.
Below is
a press release from Judicial Watch which exposes some of the serious health concerns with a
particular form of HPV vaccine:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: 202-646-5188
October 5, 2007
Judicial Watch
Uncovers New FDA Records Detailing Deaths in
1,824 Adverse Reaction
Reports Related to HPV Vaccine
Judicial Watch Sues
FDA for Producing “Partial Response” to FOIA Request
(Washington, DC) -- Judicial Watch, the public interest group
that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today released new
documents obtained from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the
provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, detailing 1,824 reports of
adverse reactions to the vaccination for human papillomavirus (HPV), Gardasil,
including as many as eight deaths related to the vaccine. Judicial Watch
had previously obtained 1,637 reports relating to Gardasil on May 15, 2007,
bringing the known total to 3,461 adverse reactions including eleven deaths
since FDA approval. Among the new information uncovered by Judicial
Watch: