Texan gov wants mandatory vaccinations

Wow, can't believe Texas's governor passed a law requiring mandatory vaccination of girls for HPV. This is great news, and in a so-called morally conservative state like Texas too.

Opponents of the vaccine come from a few sides, but to break it down in real simple terms there are those who oppose it for on sexual-moral grounds (typically conservatives) and those who opposite on conspiracy-theory grounds (typically liberals).

Anyway, it represents an interesting example of bioethics. Some parties involved are:

1. The public that makes a modest investment in vaccination for a huge return in life-long protection from a deadly disease
   
2. The girl who may get the cancer if the vaccination is optional and her parents refuse
3. The girl who may have a rare side effect of the vaccine if it is mandatory (autism in the worst case, although this link is not proven)
4. The parents who lose autonomy to decide care of their child if vaccination is mandatory
5. Merck, who is the sole manufacturer of the vaccine