Texas lawmakers vote on cancer vaccine
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070314/ap_on_re_us/cancer_vaccine_texas"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070313/capt.004da78466434261aa4a0449a4ebab7f.cervical_cancer_txhc105.jpg?x=130&y=109&sig=GZsAEzEoJ3BMuYfGtHtdvw--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="Rep. Dennis Bonnen, left, speaks during debate with women representatives, right, who opposed his bill that would bar state officials from requiring the HPV vaccine for schoolgirls, Tuesday, March 13, 2007, in Austin, Texas. The first U.S. state to require a vaccine for schoolgirls to prevent a sexually transmitted virus has run into opposition. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)" border="0" /></a>AP - Texas lawmakers are fighting to block the governor's order requiring that sixth-grade girls be vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer, with the House giving final approval to a bill to make the shots strictly voluntary.</p><br clear="all"/>

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