Remember my outrage over the cooked-up panic to immunize pre-teens against STDs (so that Merck can boost its bottom line)?

The state of Texas, of course, has become the first to adopt.

And even the news media has made the connection to the lobbying effort. I can’t resist quoting these few paragraphs:

Merck is bankrolling efforts to pass state laws across the country mandating Gardasil for girls as young as 11 or 12. It doubled its lobbying budget in Texas and has funneled money through Women in Government, an advocacy group made up of female state legislators around the country.

Perry tied to Merck
Perry has ties to Merck and Women in Government. One of the drug company’s three lobbyists in Texas is Mike Toomey, Perry’s former chief of staff. His current chief of staff’s mother-in-law, Texas Republican state Rep. Dianne White Delisi, is a state director for Women in Government.

The governor also received $6,000 from Merck’s political action committee during his re-election campaign

Gee, I wonder how that “Children of Men” future comes about…?

I will be very very curious to see how parents in Texas feel about Britney Ann getting injected so that Merck winds up healthier.

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