Christian Parents and the HPV Vaccine

Christian Parents and the HPV Vaccine | First Things: More than 20 million people in the U.S. alone have HPV, a sexually transmitted infection that can and has lead to sometimes fatal cervical cancer. The vaccination, Gardasil, prevents the most common four strains of HPV but leaves the recipient of the vaccination unprotected against 36 other strains. It can greatly reduce the likelihood of cervical cancer and genital warts caused by HPV. But do parents who vaccinate their children risk sending a mixed message about the importance of abstinence?