STEVEN GROOPMAN writes that HPV vaccine should be mandatory:

Since the disease is so common, many fail to bring it up with their partners. Those who refrain from intercourse can still get HPV from other sexual activities. And even those who remain fully abstinent until marriage could contract it from their spouses. In short, HPV is a significant public health threat. It therefore isn’t enough to back the vaccine’s “availability”; one has to support the strongest possible steps to inoculate the entire population.

Ramesh Ponnuru says he “makes a strong case.” I agree. It’s appalling that some people would oppose this simply because they’re afraid that it might encourage people to have more sex.