Across the country legislators are considering bills that call on health departments to vaccinate young women against a virus that causes cervical cancer.
New Hampshire was one of the first states to offer the vaccine free to girls aged 11 to 18 as part of its universal vaccination program.
More than a dozen states are looking at requiring the injections before girls enter sixth grade.
But the Dartmouth Medical Center researcher who led the clinical trials for the vaccine warns that it may be risky for young girls.
NHPR’s Dianne Finch reports.
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