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But that should be their choice to make.

• kazinator 8y ago
  Is that so? In that case, why should only the special class of the terminally ill have the privilege of this choice? Everyone should have it. Just do away with drug trials and approvals in favor of a situation whereby anyone can advertise any substance whatsoever as being a cure for any ailment. The free market will determine what drugs work, no problem! If that's not okay, why is okay in the case of a special class of patients? Because they will be dead soon anyway, so who cares?
• rhizome 8y ago
  It's not an informed choice if the offerer is lying.
  • kazinator 8y ago
    The players who are initially in that game might not be lying; they may offer full disclosure about the treatments so everyone is informed about what their chances are and the risks and so on. But a "can of worms" is open: all sorts of scum will notice the money-making opportunity and want a piece of the action. The drug approval and regulation mechanism is what limits that sort of abuse. Remove it out of the way and the abuse will creep in.
    • rhizome 8y ago
      You can't lie about FDA approval without easily being found out. The drug approval and regulation mechanism is what limits that sort of abuse. Remove it out of the way and the abuse will creep in. Uhhh, I think you skipped over at least eight steps in your logic there.