A Spork in the Drawer: From Science to Scienc-y

A Spork in the Drawer: From Science to Scienc-y

It never stops:

Here we go again: inconvenient facts are merely "propaganda."

William Smith of the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States, who was bumped from the panel, said he was "very disappointed."

"It was shocking to me," Smith said. "What does this say about the ability of politicians to influence what is going on in public health?"

Jonathan Zenilman, president of the American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association, a co-sponsor of the conference, said he was "surprised and astounded."

"This is the first time I've seen the process of peer review subverted by pure politics," Smith said.

And that's just the point: when the anti-sex crowd can present well-designed, peer-reviewed studies supporting their positions they can sit on scientific panels. But not until then.

Though none of this is suprising coming from the crowd that wants women who have sex to die of cancer.

UPDATE: tristero has more on the HPV vaccine "debate".