Thom Hartmann debates Heather Cirmo - HPV vaccination - who should give consent?

[alp227]

Run time: 09:17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nJ2KOPKOpU   Posted on YouTube: September 21, 2011 By YouTube Member: thomhartmann Views on YouTube: 185   Posted on DU: September 25, 2011 By DU Member: alp227 Views on DU: 557

 
Thom Hartmann debates Heather Cirmo, Conservative Pr Strategist/ Associate with BlueSkin Solutions on whether preteen girls should be able to receive the HPV vaccination without their parents' consent. (On Wednesday Thom had 2 guests on to debate sex education in response to the HPV vaccine comments in a recent Republican debate.)

[TheWraith]

1. As much as I hate the idea, I have to concede that the parents should consent.

Vaccination without parental consent opens up a whole host of issues, both legally in terms of informed consent, and the question of how the girl would be treated by her parents if they refused the vaccine and she got it anyway.