The patent laws need changing, especially the laws that allow companies to slightly change the process and re-patent the same thing over and over again. Barring

The patent laws need changing, especially the laws that allow companies to slightly change the process and re-patent the same thing over and over again. Barring that, Congress could invalidate patents. It's ridiculous that they hold hearings on high drug prices when they could fix this issue themselves in a few days. Barring that, they could allow imports from other countries. Barring that, I hope a proper black market for such drugs pops up because Congress refuses to act on behalf of the people even when they are dying so that these drug companies can get richer. To me that's murder. Like the classic ethics 101 dilemma asks, should one steal life saving medicine to save oneself or one's loved ones? This is not a hypothetical situation in the US, it is everyday life for millions. And the answer is yes. I would say at this point, there is no unethical action one could commit to this end. The truly unethical and monstrous actions are the drug companies greed driven prices and worse, Congress' unwillingness to act while people suffer and die. That's akin to murder, imo.