VintagePunk
Blue Crack Distributor
Yes, rape. Happens quite a lot on college campuses. And unfaithful spouses.
We are raising our daughter, and our sons, with traditional Jewish teachings about sex belonging in marriage (which doesn't in any way exclude comprehensive sex education at the same time), and I make no apologies for that. I also love my daughter far more than I love any ideal, and if she were to acquire cervical cancer via HPV through whatever means, I wouldn't be reassured in the slightest by the idea that Oh well, I did my part by advocating reserving sex for marriage. Furthermore I know many other parents aren't teaching their children that sex is for marriage, or simply aren't discussing sex with them at all, and I want their daughters' chances of avoiding the disease maximized as well.
I expect to discuss all the above frankly with my daughter when she is of age to receive this vaccine. I don't care whether she receives it at school or in a doctor's office. Perhaps someday it will be a required vaccine by many school systems, as several others currently are.
Nothing I've read about it supports the idea that its (reported, not confirmed) serious complications rate is worse than other commonplace vaccines; on the contrary, according to the CDC, it's well below the average rate.
It sounds like you're doing an excellent job of balancing your religious beliefs and ideals with the reality of young people, and the issues that they face regarding sexuality. It's the most normal thing in the world for parents to instill their values onto their children, and to hope that they take hold when they get out into the world and achieve some degree of independence. What astounds me are people who do so with blinders on, automatically assuming that their children will fall into line. Really though, that's not even the main issue here, because of the many ways of contracting the disease that a woman has very little control over, such as the ones you've listed.
I agree, administering the vaccine at schools makes the most sense, and would prevent the greatest number of girls from falling through the cracks.