BODY: Debate over HPV vaccine

Texas is the first state to require all middle-school girls to be vaccinated against HPV, a sexually-transmitted virus that can cause cervical cancer. Currently 18 other states are considering similar measures. The vaccination called Gardasil was created by two leading pharmaceutical companies.

The law has stirred debate in all corners - from right-wing groups who fear that more sexual activity is the implicit fallout from such vaccination to feminist groups , left wondering what the government's role in women's health is. For the rest of us the debate hits closer to home: should we get the vaccincation? Listen to NPR's coverage about the implications. (CN)