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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How does a vaccine protect my daughter from sexual assault? [/quote]

I think I'm the one you were responding to, and I'm sorry, my post was really badly written.  I shouldn't post on my phone at work!

What I meant was that the vaccine would protect your daughter from cancer and other HPV related issues, in the event that she were sexually assaulted, and that while it seems incredibly unfair that your daughter should have to undergo the pain, cost, and risks (albeit tiny) of a vaccine because someone else might commit a crime, it's probably a good idea to have her protected in that way.

There are other things a family can do, and that I'm sure you're already doing and will continue to do, to protect your child, whether it's screening who cares for her, or teaching her to protest and report things. But unfortunately, none of those things work perfectly, and people with significant disabilities are at higher risk than any other group for sexual assault.  So, if she were my daughter, and there wasn't some medical contraindication to the vaccine, I'd probably do it.  
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