This type of argument is inherently difficult to prove or disprove. But it is unlikely that a 16-year-old making sexual choices is focused on her chances of getting a cancer that might develop 20 years in the future — a hypothetical event beyond the time horizon of the adolescent mind.

Actually a lot of teens are really mature.

But the ones that aren’t might need the vaccination.

And the argument really is about how intrusive the government ought to be.

The “religious” aspect of the argument muddies the water if you ask me.