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I know someone whose wife was judged terminal, and he took her to Mexico for some unapproved cancer therapies. This is not a rich guy. (She's dead now, as you
by AlbertCory 2y ago
I know someone whose wife was judged terminal, and he took her to Mexico for some unapproved cancer therapies. This is not a rich guy.
(She's dead now, as you might have guessed.)
- petermcneeley 2y ago>judged terminal ... She's dead now What is the intended message of this short story?
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- stavros 2y ago"Don't go to Mexico".
- dennis_jeeves2 2y agoOr if you go to Mexico you die.
- woleium 2y agodon’t waste your last days with quacks
- dennis_jeeves2 2y agoAlternatively phrased: waste your last days with mainstream quacks with an MD.
- fragmede 2y agoAnd I know someone who went to Mexico to get unapproved stem cell therapies when US doctors said he'd never walk again and now he's walking just fine. Anecdotes are just random stories you hear along the way.
- AlbertCory 2y agoThe point being: there's already a right to try unapproved therapies, even if it sometimes requires extra travel. People who aren't wealthy manage to try them. As for "anecdotes" -- do you have any actual data? Neither do I.
- TaylorAlexander 2y agoI can't quite discern the subtext here but I will say that for many people international travel is not an appropriate solution for access to health care. People who are elderly, very sick, or without a passport, travel could be infeasible. And beyond the logistical challenges, I think it should be fair to say axiomatically that international travel is not an adequate solution to healthcare access.
- AlbertCory 2y ago"right to try" seems to be enshrined in some US laws. Were you not aware of that? https://www.fda.gov/patients/learn-about-expanded-access-and-other-treatment-options/right-try https://www.fda.gov/patients/learn-about-expanded-access-and... as for "travel could be infeasible" : I'd suggest you call up some clinic in Mexico and pretend to be terminal and unable to travel. See if they come up with some solution for you.
- smsm42 2y agoThat makes as much sense as saying "marijuana is already legalized in the US - you just need to buy a plane ticket to Amsterdam". The whole point of having your rights in certain jurisdiction is that you didn't have to flee that jurisdiction to exercise the rights.
- AlbertCory 2y agoMarijuana IS pretty much legalized in the US. As for "access to healthcare" : have you heard of Right To Try? Google it.
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- xp84 2y agoShe would have almost certainly been dead either way though. I’m all for allowing people to take these long shot bets. It’s their life.