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I do want to agree with you, and while watching the video I thought a lot about the risks involved. However, the realities of the world applied to ethics requi
by moosey 10y ago
I do want to agree with you, and while watching the video I thought a lot about the risks involved. However, the realities of the world applied to ethics requires me to disagree with my knee jerk reaction. The fact is that many families are dealing with the fallout from the fact that they can't afford these life saving devices, and this option gives them a reusable $30 solution to the problem (the needles can't be reused, but the spring can). This is important given that they need to be replaced every year, apparently.
The not-so-grey ethical issue is the cost of these devices, and the fact that there are people who are too poor (medicare doesn't cover them, according to the article) to get them. Until we build a system that prevents this unjust situation, it is my opinion that there is nothing questionable about this 'hack'.
- sp527 10y agoActually, I'd rather see the system be corrected than a bifurcation in deaths due to anaphylactic shock according to income level, because Mylan decides to just accept the deadweight loss of poor DIY'ers instead of lowering their prices. That said, USG may be too beholden to Big Pharma at this point for anything to be done.