Why do homos like you care about abortion? You're never going to get anyone pregnant.
************************************************************************ Right Wing Mike http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike Bigfoot Hates Obama http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike/5690856 I Wish Hillary had married OJ http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike/4236924 --- On Fri, 8/22/08, Helio Wakasugui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Helio Wakasugui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [OT] I've changed my mind about Obama > To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, August 22, 2008, 2:35 PM > Where Pete and MadandGay are coming from... > > http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews?articleid=4398680 > > Catholic leaders block contraceptive advice for 30,000 > Scots girls > > > [image: A cervical cancer cell] > A cervical cancer cell > [image: A cervical cancer cell] > <javascript:%20ShowThumb(0);> > [image: Click on thumbnail to view image] > <javascript:%20ShowThumb(1);> > [image: Click on thumbnail to view image] > <javascript:%20ShowThumb(2);> > [image: Click on thumbnail to view image] > <javascript:%20ShowThumb(3);> > [image: Click on thumbnail to view image] > <javascript:%20ShowThumb(4);> > > « Previous <javascript:%20PreviousBlock();> > « Previous > Next » <javascript:%20NextBlock();> > Next » > View Gallery <javascript:%20ViewGallery();> > ADVERTISEMENT > [image: Click here to find out > more!]<http://ad.uk.doubleclick.net/click;h=v8/3724/0/0/%2a/s;206803240;0-0;0;28187603;4307-300/250;27832822/27850701/1;;%7Esscs=%3fhttp://ad.uk.doubleclick.net/jump/N530.scotsman.com/B3068259;sz=300x250> > [image: > Click Here] > <http://ad.uk.doubleclick.net/jump/news.scotsman.jp/news;channel=editorial;pos=mpu;sectionid=6985;sz=300x250;mtfIFPath=/template/expandables/;ord=123456789?> > *Published Date: * 17 August 2008 > By Fiona Gray > A VACCINE against cervical cancer will be given to > schoolgirls without them > receiving any safe sex advice as a result of a > controversial deal struck > between the Catholic Church and health officials, Scotland > on Sunday can > reveal. > >From next month, 12 and 13-year-old girls at all > schools in the country will > start receiving the jab in a bid to cut deaths from > cervical cancer caused > by the human papilloma virus (HPV), which can be passed on > during sex. > > The Catholic Church originally raised objections to the jab > on the grounds > it could encourage promiscuity, but has made a U-turn after > reaching an > agreement with health and education bosses. > > The deal means girls getting the HPV jab will not receive > any accompanying > advice on the need to use condoms to protect themselves > from other sexually > transmitted diseases. > > Health campaigners and parents' groups last night > reacted angrily to the > deal, warning that the sexual health of thousands of young > Scottish women > was being put at risk to avoid a moral backlash from the > Catholic Church. > > Many sexual health experts believe it is essential to give > out safe sex > advice alongside the jab to make it clear they will remain > at risk from > other STIs including HIV, chlamydia and gonorrhea. More > than half of the > 5,000 female chlamydia patients in Scotland last year were > under the age of > 20. > > The vaccine has been shown in trials to be highly effective > in stopping > cervical cancer caused by HPV if given to girls before they > start sexual > activity. Such cancers account for about 70% of cases of > cervical cancer, > which claims about 100 lives in Scotland every year. > > When the decision to give the jab was announced by > ministers in August 2006, > a spokesman for Cardinal Keith O'Brien warned it could > be seen by > pre-teenage girls as a "green light" for sexual > activity. > > The programme is due to start next month and schools are > set to send out > consent forms for the scheme from the beginning of > September. > > The Catholic Church has now decided it will back the > programme, with the > jabs being available in its own schools. Spokesman Ronnie > Convery revealed: > "We have been in fruitful discussion with the health > and education > authorities, and we are satisfied that the programme to be > rolled out across > the country now is a responsible and ethically appropriate > one." > > Director of the Scottish Catholic Education Service (SCES) > Michael McGrath > added: "We wanted to make sure any support materials > were appropriate in the > Catholic schools, and we didn't want HPV and cervical > cancer to be linked > with artificial contraception. The factual information > about the vaccine and > cervical cancer are still there, but it doesn't promote > particular kinds of > sexual behaviour. We had discussions about it, we looked at > various forms of > words and came to an agreement. It took some months." > > Scotland on Sunday has examined the leaflets going out to > schoolgirls who > receive the jab and there is no mention of using condoms to > protect against > other STIs. > > A spokeswoman for the Family Planning Association (FPA) > said it was a missed > opportunity. Chief executive of the FPA Julie Bentley said: > "The HPV > vaccination will only protect young women from two strains > of HPV leading to > cervical cancer. It is critically important that young > people understand the > need to use condoms to protect them from other STIs." > > Scotland Patients' Association chairwoman Margaret Watt > said: "This message > should be highlighted and underlined – please remember > this injection > doesn't protect you from sexually transmitted diseases > or becoming > pregnant." > > Justine Roberts, co-founder of Mumsnet, said parents would > be annoyed by the > omission. She said: "The moral position is being > imposed upon them. It seems > a bit archaic to let the Catholic Church decide on > this." > > A Scottish Government spokesperson said: "The HPV > vaccine is about saving > lives and protecting future generations of young girls from > cervical cancer. > > "Scottish Government officials consulted with many > stakeholders and > undertook research with parents and girls to ensure the > right level of > information was included in the leaflet. The Scottish > Government is > absolutely committed to promoting safer sex, and we are > taking forward our > sexual health strategy 'Respect and > Responsibility'." > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/html > --- > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are > the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or > medical advice. 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