Anti-cancer vaccine to be blocked

Gov. Rick Perry said in Austin that he won't veto a bill that blocks state officials from following his order that sixth-grade girls be vaccinated against a virus that causes cervical cancer.

The Republican governor accused state legislators of politicizing the debate over his February executive order that required vaccinations against the human papillomavirus vaccine for girls starting in September 2008.

However, he acknowledged the Legislature's overwhelming disdain for his program and said he would allow the bill to become law without his signature.