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Bioethicists Up The Ante In Bachmann's HPV Brouhaha
Since Monday's GOP presidential primary debate, Michele Bachmann, a Republican candidate, has been under the microscope for criticizing fellow GOP hopeful Rick Perry for his policy in Texas requiring girls to get the Gardisil vaccine against HPV. Now, a bioethicist in Pennsylvania has offered Bachmann $10,000 if she can prove her claim about the vaccine's link to mental retardation and another has offered $1,000 if the mother Bachmann referred to will release her child's medical records.
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