Barage of legislative gunfire to block Perry’s HPV exec order
Kaiser News reports today Texan legislative guns blazed yesterday in response to Gov. Perry’s Feb 2. quick-draw executive order forcing adolescent girls to receive the HPV vaccine:
State Sen. Jane Nelson (R) asked Perry to reverse the order and said she would ask Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott (R) about the mandate’s legality and whether the Legislature has any recourse (Houston Chronicle, 2/6). Nelson also said that the Legislature should hear testimony from doctors, scientists and patients before mandating the vaccine. “This is not an emergency,” Nelson said, adding, “It needs to be discussed and debated”. Sen. Glenn Hegar (R) said he would introduce a bill to reverse the mandate (Houston Chronicle, 2/6). Reps. Dennis Bonnen (R) and Charlie Howard (R) filed a bill (HB 1098) that would prohibit requiring students to receive an HPV vaccination to attend public schools (Dallas Morning News, 2/5).
Feb.06, 2007 9:48 am |
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Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
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