I'm dropping the hpv debate for the most part. I'm clearly not going to change your mind.

I left the door open for you to change my mind. I stated that if someone can prove that cervical cancer is a health epidemic on par with something like MMR, I might be persuaded. Here, for the third time, are my words:

If I discover evidence that it is a public health crisis that is spreading like wildfire in schools and adversely affecting the learning experience of many children, I might change my mind.

I went further in my research. I tried to convince myself that there is a growing epidemic. I found no such evidence. In fact, I found evidence to the contrary. It's right there in my last post, with hyperlinked footnotes of the sources that I used.

If you drop the debate at this juncture, you are conceding that cervical cancer does not meet your own definition of a public health crisis that we must compell public management of. You hold that this vaccine should be required by that fact that you say you "don't see anything wrong on its face." Since this vaccine is not a public health crisis, it is therefore going to be given to kids just because someone thinks it is a good idea. As far as I can tell, that is a new precedent in public health.

I don't know if you are still pursuing a career in law or not. In the past we spoke about your aspirations to become a Supreme Court Justice, or at least Constitutional Law. For the sake of arguement, assume you are now a Justice. I assume if this issue had to be ruled on in your court, you would rule in favor of allowing state governments to require mandatory vaccination for cervical cancer. What would your opinion look like?

I have attempted to elucidate my position here: http://www.memestreams.net/users/hijexx/blogid340819/

As for the rest of the points left dangling, since you are threatening to drop this discussion entirely, I see no point in continuing the other threads. I have enjoyed our discussion and thank you for making me think. It almost felt like being back on a BBS.

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