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title: "Update: Petition for Individuals to Oppose HPV Vaccine Requirement for Immigrants"
date: 2009-01-19T19:19:36-05:00
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[From the Archives of Our Bodies, Our Blog](/blog)# Update: Petition for Individuals to Oppose HPV Vaccine Requirement for Immigrants

By Rachel Walden • January 19, 2009

Please note: This entry -- originally posted at [Our Bodies, Our Blog](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog) -- has not been updated since the publication date listed above.

Last week, [we posted about a petition](/2009/01/womens-health-immigrant-rights-and-reproductive-justice-organizations-write-the-cdc-to-oppose-hpv-vaccination-requirement/ "Women’s Health, Immigrant Rights, and Reproductive Justice Organizations Write the CDC to Oppose HPV Vaccination Requirement") created by the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum for organizations to sign on and oppose the new requirement that female immigrants ages 11 to 26, seeking permanent residence or entry to the U.S. be immunized against the human papillomavirus (HPV).  
  
In response to a high level of interest from individuals who also wanted to share their opposition to the requirement, NAPAWF has created a separate petition to allow individuals to express their opposition to the mandate. This petition to the CDC notes the financial burden of this vaccination, the lack of an HPV vaccine requirement for citizens, and the lack of freedom for informed decision-making and patient choice imposed by the requirement.  
  
The deadline for sign-ons is the close of business on Friday, January 30. [Go here](http://www.petitiononline.com/napawf/petition.html) to add your signature.

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