Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.) criticized Texas Gov. Rick Perry for his 2007 executive order mandating vaccinations of sixth-grade girls against human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted disease which is often a precursor to cervical cancer.
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In a screenshot from CNN, Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota and Texas Gov. Rick Perry appear in a debate for the Republican party presidential nomination on September 12, 2011.
In a screenshot from CNN, Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota and Texas Gov. Rick Perry appear in a debate for the Republican party presidential nomination on September 12, 2011. (Handout CNN Screenshot)
Bachman pointed out that a former top aide to Perry was part of a lobbying effort by drug maker Merck. Merck would have been able to earn millions of dollars from the mandate.
Perry played down the amount of the contribution.
“The company was Merck, and it was a $5,000 contribution that I had received from them. I raise about $30 million, and if you’re saying that I can be bought for $5,000, I’m offended,” he said.
Bachmann replied.
“Well I’m offended for all the little girls and the parents that didn’t have a choice,” he said.
Perry said he was mistaken in making an executive order, adding that he should have worked with the state legislature. However he said he would continue to “err on the side of life.”
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