Once again, public health becomes a political issues as parents, practitioners and politicians are question whether the HPV vaccination should be required for female adolescents. arguments against a mandatory HPV vaccine include that the vaccine can cause mental retardation, and that sexual education leads to early sexual activity. In favor of the vaccine include scientific evidence that the vaccine does not cause mental retardation, and that the vaccine can help prevent cervical cancer, a disease which kills 4,000 women in the United States every year. So far Texas is the only state to enact legislation mandating HPV vaccinations. Read more here about the debate surrounding Texas Governor Rick Perry’s decision.
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Gabriel, T. (13 September, 2011). In Republican Race, a Heated Battle Over the HPV Vaccine. The New York Times. Retrieved from: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/14/us/politics/republican-candidates-battle-over-hpv-vaccine.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha24
Public Health Perspectives 
As HPV spreads through the news, could one comment be detrimental to national prevention efforts?: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/20/health/20hpv.html?nl=health&emc=healthupdateema2