America's Religious Right = Religious Extremists

Debate rages on use of cervical cancer vaccine / While almost 100% effective, some contend use condones teen sex

Washington -- A new vaccine that protects against cervical cancer has set up a clash between health advocates who want to use the shots aggressively to prevent thousands of malignancies and social conservatives who say immunizing teen-agers could encourage sexual activity.

We are talking about something that will prevent people from dying and they're worried about teen sex?  I tell you what: they show as much interest in their own teens as they do in mythical teens having orgies and they would do more to stop teen sex then preventing this drug going to market would.

I'm not being snarkish.  What is the difference between this and Saudi Arabian religious extremists letting girls die in a fire rather than break a religious taboo.  Is it only a matter of immediacy?

Saudi police 'stopped' fire rescue

Saudi Arabia's religious police stopped schoolgirls from leaving a blazing building because they were not wearing correct Islamic dress, according to Saudi newspapers.
In a rare criticism of the kingdom's powerful "mutaween" police, the Saudi media has accused them of hindering attempts to save 15 girls who died in the fire on Monday.

Cross posted at This Century Sucks, but I was so annoyed I wanted someone to actually read this.