Ah yes, we shouldn’t do research into a condition that harms literally everyone because there are a handful of people we don’t like who suffer from it.
That’s how all medical advances work, they are expensive when they are first developed and then over time they generally become cheaper as patents expire and processes are refined.
Once upon a time only a handful of people could get insulin to treat their diabetes. When it was first discovered you had to process huge numbers of pancreases to extract enough for one person. Should we have opposed research into treating diabetes because only the rich would be able to afford it?
Just think of all the additional years of diligent service our Congress members can offer us!
I’m sure they’ll get the shot added to their medical plans for free while the rest of us have a $5K USD co-pay for it.
Ah yes, we shouldn’t do research into a condition that harms literally everyone because there are a handful of people we don’t like who suffer from it.
In reality they’d just price it so only the rich can afford it. It’s not that complicated.
Not if you don’t live in the US. Everyone’s going to be immortal except you guys.
I’ll go to Colombia and get it done there.
That’s how all medical advances work, they are expensive when they are first developed and then over time they generally become cheaper as patents expire and processes are refined.
Once upon a time only a handful of people could get insulin to treat their diabetes. When it was first discovered you had to process huge numbers of pancreases to extract enough for one person. Should we have opposed research into treating diabetes because only the rich would be able to afford it?