Minnesota professor offers $1,000 for Bachmann's HPV vaccine victim

[K8-EEE]

http://www.startribune.com/politics/blogs/129821498.html

LOL I'll bet Rollins is so glad he bailed on the trainwreck Bachmann campaign!!

A University of Minnesota bioethicist is offering $1,000 for medical proof that a woman’s daughter suffered mental retardation from the vaccine for human papillomavirus virus, a story that was told by Rep. Michele Bachmann after Monday’s debate.
Bachmann has come under fire from the medical community for suggesting the vaccination for the HPV virus, a sexually transmitted disease that can cause cervical cancer, is linked to mental illness.
Steven Miles, a U of M bioethics professor, said that he’ll give $1,000 if the medical records of the woman from Bachmann’s story are released and can be viewed by a medical professional.

[jaysunb]

1. I'll up it another grand...and I'm not in the medical

field. :evilfrown:

[K8-EEE]

3. I'M IN!! N/T

[rbixby]

20. Put me down for a grand too

I'll put my money where my mouth is!

[K8-EEE]

2. I would be REALLY surprised if she didn't make the whole incident up nt

[chollybocker]

4. lol I thought it was going to be PZ.

Bachmann just made that story up on the spot to try to embarrass Perry. "I just spoke to a woman..." Right.

Michele Bachmann is linked to mental illness.

[LeftyMom]

6. I did too. nt

[brewens]

5. It would be so totally in the womans interest to come foreward.

Especially now with the money offered. Even without the money you'd think she'd want to tell her story if it was true.

If she told it to Bachmann you'd think she'd want to back her up now. I'd bet a grand that we never see her.

[K8-EEE]

7. ABSOLUTELY! If you thought your kid was injured and could get it out there

Wouldn't you jump at the chance? And who turns down $1000?

[LiberalFighter]

8. Has Rollins bailed out completely? I thought he stepped down from one position

to another. It might be time for him to if he hasn't.

[PADemD]

9. Does death count?

Deaths

"As of June 22, 2011 there have been a total 68 VAERS reports of death among those who have received Gardasil® . There were 54 reports among females, 3 were among males, and 11 were reports of unknown gender. Thirty two of the total death reports have been confirmed and 36 remain unconfirmed due to no identifiable patient information in the report such as a name and contact information to confirm the report."

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/vaccines/hpv/gardasil.html

[lunasun]

15. This drug has global issues. It does have possibility of long term neurological side effects

http://drclark.typepad.com/dr_david_clark/2010/04/gardasil-hpv-vaccine-side-effects-story.html

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/02/06/eveningnews/main4781658.shtml

long term neurological side effects - that term will not come out of Bachmanns mouth but mental retardation is maybe how she can understand the drug's complications in her limited terms

[elias7]

16. It would if there was any causal link, but this is disputed later in the paragraph you quote:

"In the 32 reports confirmed, there was no unusual pattern or clustering to the deaths that would suggest that they were caused by the vaccine and some reports indicated a cause of death unrelated to vaccination."

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[Bosso 63]

11. Why would an NBA player pay for that ?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

12. how could you prove that the intellectual disability is from the vaccine?

[Marie Marie]

13. I assume that Michelle never got this vaccine so what is her excuse

for her mental deficiencies? This woman wouldn't recognize the truth if her very own God delivered it to her on a silver platter.

[kestrel91316]

14. IMHO she likely made the whole thing up and no such young woman even exists.

[K8-EEE]

17. BINGO!! Bearing false witness for sure. nt

[xchrom]

18. This is awesome. Though 2 posters keep linking the same disinformation

That has been repeatedly debunked.

[malaise]

19. One one fact everyone learns from Michelle Bachmann is that

she makes stuff up! She's a pathological LIAR.

[chollybocker]

21. Kick for passing time........