What Rationale Did Some Legislators Use When They Opposed Governor

question 33

Multiple Choice

What rationale did some legislators use when they opposed Governor Rick Perry's executive order requiring all Texas schoolgirls to be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus?

• A) The young women would become more promiscuous.
• B) The vaccine was an unneeded financial burden on the state.
• C) The young women would become stigmatized.
• D) The vaccine was as yet unproven in clinical trials.

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