FEMALE CHILD -- OBEY OR DIE

We in the US say that we are for freedom for women. We deplore "honor killings", where male relatives murder women who do not obey their fathers and husbands.

We say that female children are as valued as male children.

Large numbers of US Christians say that a female should die in pain and suffering as punishment for early sex. They confuse giving a shot with giving permission to have early sex.

The vaccines for sexually transmitted diseases are most effective when given before sexual maturity. Somehow these confused US Christians have formed the belief that giving the vaccine means it is OK to have sex at 12 years of age.

We give measles shots to children so that babies are not born deaf and blind. We give whooping cough shots to children so that babies do not die of whooping cough. Some people think the minute risk to their children is worth the risk to everyone else's unborn children. These people would rather believe the work of a discredited doctor than to believe the work of the immunologists.

ANY SHOT that can prevent a DISEASE is a good deal. The risks are low and the benefits to individuals and to society are huge.

Sometimes I think that people are just afraid of needles and project that fear onto their children. MAN AND WOMAN UP, GET YOUR SHOTS.