Catholic school bans cervical cancer jab; They fear it might promote promiscuity
source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1061041/Catholic-school-bans-girls-having-cervical-c...
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A Catholic school is to block the new HPV cervical cancer jabs for girls after governors expressed fears it could 'promote sexual promiscuity'.
St Monica's High in Bury will not allow pupils to be vaccinated on school grounds.
The school's stance comes despite support for the injections from the national Catholic Education Service and from the local diocese.
Across the country, girls aged 12 and 13 are receiving the vaccination for the first time this year to protect them against the sexually transmitted papilloma virus, linked to cervical cancer.
Experts believe the three injections over six months will eventually save hundreds of lives a year.
St Monica's High in Bury will not allow pupils to be vaccinated on school grounds.
The school's stance comes despite support for the injections from the national Catholic Education Service and from the local diocese.
Across the country, girls aged 12 and 13 are receiving the vaccination for the first time this year to protect them against the sexually transmitted papilloma virus, linked to cervical cancer.
Experts believe the three injections over six months will eventually save hundreds of lives a year.
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The school's letter to the student's parents.
(click on letter in article to enlarge)
This "pretzel logic" makes me very upset. - 3 years ago
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AndreaKnoll
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If this is an example of a school's ability to reason, they clearly have no business teaching anyone! The governors who made this decision clearly need to go back to school themselves for some lessons in logic.
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