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Barbara Garcia, an activist who championed the cervical cancer vaccine cause, died of cancer on Friday at the age of 27 after a two-year illness with the disease. Garcia was in support of mandatory HPV vaccinations for girls entering sixth grade in Texas and met with Gov. Rick Perry of Texas to make her stance known, according to the Houston Chronicle.

Perry’s executive order that would have mandated the HPV vaccine in Texas was blocked by the Legislature.

“It was not happenstance that brought Barbara Garcia to the Capitol and my side this past May,” Perry said in a statement. “Rather, it was her courage through unimaginable struggle and strength to publicly tell her story and advocate for an important women’s issue that could save the lives of many Texans, even as she saw hers slipping away. Anita and I pray that Barbara’s family and friends will find solace in the cherished memories of their time with this brave woman, and loving mother.”

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Original post by Patricia Mayville-Cox

Filed under: Cervical Cancer

Barbara Garcia, an activist who championed the cervical cancer vaccine cause, died of cancer on Friday at the age of 27 after a two-year illness with the disease. Garcia was in support of mandatory HPV vaccinations for girls entering sixth grade in Texas and met with Gov. Rick Perry of Texas to make her stance known, according to the Houston Chronicle.

Perry’s executive order that would have mandated the HPV vaccine in Texas was blocked by the Legislature.

“It was not happenstance that brought Barbara Garcia to the Capitol and my side this past May,” Perry said in a statement. “Rather, it was her courage through unimaginable struggle and strength to publicly tell her story and advocate for an important women’s issue that could save the lives of many Texans, even as she saw hers slipping away. Anita and I pray that Barbara’s family and friends will find solace in the cherished memories of their time with this brave woman, and loving mother.”

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Original post by Patricia Mayville-Cox