LET US PRAY

JUST SAY NO TO CANCER
Drug makers, Merck and GlaxoSmithKline in April of this year announced they might have developed a vaccine for the STD (sexually transmitted disease), human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV is thought to be the cause of nearly 70% of cervical cancer cases in the U.S.

Eliav Barr, Senior Director of Biologics Clinical Research at Merck said, "The best way to prevent infection is to vaccinate the population just before they become sexually active, which is when they're young,"

When news of this potentially wonderful cure for cancer was announced, Bridget Maher of the conservative Family Research Council said her group would oppose such a vaccine and "the best way to prevent HPV is through abstinence".