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> why isn't the US govt. helping to fund something like this? It’s extremely hard to get grant funding for such a project. First of all, final stage drug devel
by klmr 9y ago
> why isn't the US govt. helping to fund something like this?
It’s extremely hard to get grant funding for such a project. First of all, final stage drug development is virtually never done in government-funded labs: there’s no suitable infrastructure, and such projects are too long-term and too costly to fit well within the government funding cycle (think about who would be doing the research: most researchers’ stay at a given employer are too short).
In addition, the current (but not necessarily recent!) political climate probably makes this even harder to get funding for. Sexual health is very much at the side-line already, and funding something that would be politicised as “supporting promiscuity” might well be political suicide.
- ashleyn 9y agoOr, if they're on the other side of the political aisle, accusations that the government is sterilising minorities.
- gringoDan 9y agoGreat explanation for someone who doesn't know much about the drug development process. Agreed re: the politics. It's frustrating that what should be a slam-dunk bipartisan issue - something that likely could: 1) help with family planning & give a viable option other than hormonal birth control and 2) lower the number of abortions performed would just be attacked by both sides of the aisle.
- mrguyorama 9y agoLetting people have sex without facing repercussions is seen as a negative by those of a strong (social) conservative mindset They don't want to prevent abortions to stop killing babies, they are more concerned about making sure the new mother suffers the result of sex. Reducing aid to new mothers and post-birth babies is a pretty good indicator of this