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17 Adelphia L.J 49 (2010-2011)
Human Papillomavirus: Can the Legislature Mandate the Vaccine

handle is hein.journals/adelphlj17 and id is 59 raw text is: HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS: CAN THE LEGISLATURE MANDATE THE VACCINE SONYA HEATH, J.D. 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ......................................... 49 BACKGROUND........................................... 53 Nature of the Liberty Interest.................... ............ 59 The State's Interest........................................ 63 CONCLUSION..................................................... 69 INTRODUCTION Genital human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection.' There are more than 40 HPV types that can infect the genital areas of men and women, including the skin of the penis, vulva (area outside the vagina), and anus, and the linings of the vagina, cervix, and rectum.2 You cannot see HPV. Most people who become infected with HPV do not even know they have contracted the virus.3 Approximately 20 million Americans are currently infected with HPV, and another 6.2 million people become newly infected each year.4 At least 50 percent of sexually active men and women acquire genital HPV infection at some point in their lives.' About 1 percent of sexually active adults in the United States have genital warts at any one time.' HPV can cause cervical cancer. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2008, 11,070 women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer in the United States. Other HPV-related cancers are much less common than cervical cancer. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2008, there will be: 3,460 women diagnosed with vulvar cancer; 2,210 women diagnosed with vaginal and other female genital cancers; 1,250 men diagnosed with penile and 1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Genital HPV Infection Fact Sheet. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/stdfact-hpv.htm (last visited Aug. 5, 2008). 2. Id. 3. Id. 4. Id. 5. Id. 6. Id. 7. Id. 49

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