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  Perry asked to rescind HPV vaccine order
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Last EditedDFWDem  Feb 05, 2007 12:37pm
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News DateMonday, February 5, 2007 06:35:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionAUSTIN -- An influential state senator and close ally of Gov. Rick Perry urged him Monday to rescind his executive order making Texas the first state to mandate vaccinations for girls against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer.

State Sen. Jane Nelson, chairwoman of the Senate's health and human services committee, said lawmakers should have been allowed to hear from doctors, scientists and patients before the state implemented such a sweeping mandate.

"This is not an emergency," said Nelson, a Republican from Flower Mound. "It needs to be discussed and debated."

Perry spokeswoman Krista Moody said there are no plans to change course.

"The governor stands by his decision to ensure young women in Texas can receive this valuable vaccine to protect them against cervical cancer," she said.

Nelson was joined by Republican state Reps. Jim Keffer of Eastland and Dan Flynn of Canton, all of whom said their phone lines were filled with parents complaining about Perry's order Friday. They said many of their colleagues had expressed similar concerns.
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