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by SmellyGeekBoy 2609 days ago
I assume you've never had to deal with a terminal condition, either as a friend or a relative?
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Try googling Thalidomide.

These procedures are in place for a reason.

You're offering an emotional argument, that to me is even more reason not to have a profit motive like this. People will pay any price, for any thin sliver of hope. We should be making sure that isn't taken advantage of.