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History
- Print number 1983a
- Amend and recommit to health
- Referred to health
- Referred to health
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Encourages voluntary, informed vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV)
In Assembly Committee · Health · Sponsor Michael Benjamin
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Title of bill
An act to amend the public health law, in relation to encouraging immunization against human papillomavirus (HPV)
Purpose or general idea of bill
Encourages voluntary, informed vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV).
Summary of specific provisions
The measure requires that parents and guardians of a child in New York State be encouraged, through the provision of written educational materials and consultation, to administer to such child an adequate dose or doses of an immunizing agent against human papillomavirus (HPV); The measure also encourages voluntary, informed vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV).
Justification
Cervical cancer is a worldwide public health issue, and the HPV vaccine may be the solution to it. Every year, 11,000 American women have cervical cancer, and two million more have abnormal pap smears, almost all due to a viral infection.
The Catholic Health Association of the United States says that preventing a life-threatening disease and sexual promiscuity are different issues. Preventing disease is the responsibility of the health care provider, and this vaccine is a way to do that.
Prior legislative history
2007-08 (A7403)
Fiscal implications
None to the state
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately
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