Eltife Opposes HPV Vaccine Mandate

[Statement from State. Sen Kevin Eltife (R-Tyler)]

I am adamantly opposed to the Governor’s Executive Order mandating the HPV vaccine.  I would ask Governor Perry to reconsider his decision.

I am not opposed to the State providing funding for those who want the vaccine, but to mandate the vaccine is government interference at its best.

With the Legislature in session, this is an issue that should be taken up by the Legislature and fully debated with input from the public.  The issue in no way warrants an executive order.

There are moral issues involved in the vaccine, and there are issues at the heart and soul of parenting, and the right to have those discussions with your should not be taken away by a Governor’s Executive Order.