Legislature caught off guard by HPV order

by BY TERRIE GONZALEZ
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State Rep. Chuck Hopson (DJacksonville) recently heard testimony as a subcommittee member of the Health and Human Services committee. This panel was by-passed by Gov. Rick Perry, who issued an executive order requiring girls to obtain a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer.


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