By THE CANADIAN PRESS
Added: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 23:00:00 UTC

Thanks to rowed for the link.

Reposted from:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2007/09/18/hpv-halton.html

Halton's Catholic school board could become the first in Ontario to ban public health nurses from administering the HPV vaccine to young girls at local schools.

The human papilloma virus vaccine is offered to Grade 8 girls in Ontario as a way to prevent cervical cancer.

Trustees in the region west of Toronto will debate Tuesday night whether to ban Halton's public health unit from offering or administering the vaccine in Catholic schools.

The ban could also prevent the health unit from counselling or giving advice on the vaccine to any student on board property.

A recent letter from the conference of bishops encourages Catholic boards to remember that the virus is sexually transmitted, and that sex is "appropriate only" through marriage.

TAGGED: CHILDREN, MEDICINE, RELIGION