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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's NOT just sexual assault you have to worry about, it's the risk of cervical cancer (which is a VERY real thing for girls in their 20's now).

My pediatrician will not allow you to continue to be patients in their practice if you refuse the vaccine for your children (as well as they should).

Please read this & afterwards you won't have a question in your mind as to whether to vaccinate your child.

https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/science-public/hpv-vaccine-cancer-prevention[/quote]

My understanding is that OP is asking about a child who she does not think will be consenting to sex (perhaps because she believes her daughter is not capable of consent).  If this turns out to be true, then the only way that the vaccine would be helpful would be in the event of non-consensual sex/sexual assault.

Unfortunately, the rates of sexual assault for kids with significant disabilities are enormous.  Even if a parent does everything right to prevent this, it's a very real possibility, and protecting one's child makes sense.  I can imagine that's an incredibly hard decision to make.

It's also possible that your daughter will mature to the point where she can offer meaningful consent,  and will be able to consent, and thus need protection.

I'll also add that while I'm a big believer in vaccines, if your pediatrician doesn't understand that every single medical decision needs to be made individually when it comes to severely disabled children, then people probably should leave his/her practice.  My guess is that the policy is more nuanced than "anyone who doesn't vaccinate needs to leave". [/quote]

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