2007 Senate Bill 415 (Require certain HPV information be made available )

Public Act 120 of 2007

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Introduced by Sen. Deborah Cherry (D) on April 19, 2007, to require the Department of Education to identify and place on its web site materials that contain information regarding the risks associated with human papillomavirus (HPV), and the availability, effectiveness, and potential risks of HPV vaccines; and encourage public and private schools to provide or make available this information to parents and students.
- Referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee on April 19, 2007.
  - Reported in the Senate on May 22, 2007, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the Senate on May 23, 2007, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on May 23, 2007.
Passed in the Senate (37 to 0) on May 29, 2007. [Vote Details and Comments]
Received in the House on May 29, 2007.
- Referred to the House Health Policy Committee on May 29, 2007.
Passed in the House (94 to 12) on February 12, 2008, to require the Department of Education to identify and place on its web site materials that contain information regarding the risks associated with human papillomavirus (HPV), and the availability, effectiveness, and potential risks of HPV vaccines; and encourage public and private schools to provide or make available this information to parents and students. [Vote Details and Comments]
Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on May 8, 2008.

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1) Thank you, Senators! [by Anonymous Citizen on June 28, 2007]
Nice job.
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2) Nanny, nanny, nanny [by changeagent on May 31, 2007]
For me, the problem is not that I am afraid having the schools teaching my children about the vaccine will encourage them to be sexually active. The problem is the government constantly treating us like children that need to be taken care of because they are so much smarter than we are and know what is best for us. I've met some of these people and their children and I certainly don't want them raising mine!
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3) Another POV [by Anonymous Citizen on May 27, 2007]
I agree. I'm tired of hearing that availability of this vaccine will promote sexual activity. That silly notion is the main reason why birth control wasn't available for so long. And the result? MANY teen pregnancies. To all parents of teens, it's very likely your kids will have sex before marriage, deal with it.

Now, my opinion of the vaccine itself. I'm quite sure that the major reason the state is pushing this vaccine is that the Merck want a guaranteed market for it to recuperate their costs for the development and manufacture of this drug and are lobbying big time for this law. We don't know enough about it to make me comfortable requiring every adolescent girl in the state to have it.

It would be nice if for ONCE, congress would not buckle to big business and would do what's best for our daughters.
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