tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664605.post9112044405769915851..comments2024-02-18T02:14:38.462-06:00Comments on this hapax legomenon: Jadonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11549282853784222390noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664605.post-63789805997844753692007-02-09T22:54:00.000-06:002007-02-09T22:54:00.000-06:00I was actually pleasantly surprise by the relative...I was actually pleasantly surprise by the relative sensibleness of James Dobson and Focus on the Family. In their position paper they support the use of the virus but oppose mandating it for school admission. This and the fact that Texas and Virginia, two arguably quite right wing states, has made me think maybe the religious right isn't as out there as I tend to visualize them as being. The sad thing is that the vaccine is so expensive that at this point there's no way in hell to make it available in the third world, where it really could save a lot more lives than here. Maybe we could convince Bush and co to redirect some tiny portion of the 300 billion *more* dollars they want for war in Iraq to buying HPV vaccine for women in the third world. Actually, I guess that probably won't happen. Oh well.Benjamin Adyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325520894212279303noreply@blogger.com