Schools deny girls cervical cancer jab on religious grounds.

“Girls in some English schools are being denied a cervical cancer vaccination on religious grounds.  The vaccine, which is potentially life-saving, is routinely offered to girls aged 12 to 13.  However, an investigation has found that some schools in England are opting out of the vaccination programme, and that most of these schools also failed to inform local GPs of their decision.  One of the schools denying girls the vaccine claimed that their pupils ‘follow Christian principles, marry within their own community and do not practise sex outside marriage’. ”

Lovely. The wonderful, caring “religious” types, condemning those in their care to potential disease and death through some broken moral stance. String ‘em up.