Michigan bill would mandate HPV vaccination

It was only a matter of time until a state legislator offered a bill mandating HPV vaccination as a condition of school or day-care entry, yet the news from Michigan this week was somewhat surprising only for how quickly the time came. Here's the AP story from CNN and an editorial supporting the bill in the Detroit Free Press.

Noteworthy is the statement from the Free Press that the bill in the Michigan Senate was co-sponsored by every female member of the body, across the political spectrum. We've written previously about HPV mandates, but now that a bill has been offered, what goes on in Michigan in the weeks and months ahead will be an important test case for the reception HPV mandates receive from legislators and the public across the country in the future.