I grew up in England. My father is British and my mother American.
We owe it to people to give them human dignity up to, and including, their last breath. Anything short of this is crass, careless, and evil. The West has always tended to value human life more so than other cultures, but in the last couple of decades, we have devolved horribly on this point.
When my first wife died of cancer, I did ridiculous amounts of research into costs. Pharmaceutical companies are utterly shams. They may make life-saving drugs, but at what cost? I learned that they intentionally manufacture as cheaply as possible and charge as much as possible. Look at the recent shamelessness with the Epi pens. Those cost very little to make. They would still see a profit at $20.
When my wife died, the chemo she was getting was $12k for a 500ml bag. Cost to manufacture? Less than $100. That is not a profit, that is outright effing theft.
We owe it to people to give them human dignity up to, and including, their last breath. Anything short of this is crass, careless, and evil. The West has always tended to value human life more so than other cultures, but in the last couple of decades, we have devolved horribly on this point.
When my first wife died of cancer, I did ridiculous amounts of research into costs. Pharmaceutical companies are utterly shams. They may make life-saving drugs, but at what cost? I learned that they intentionally manufacture as cheaply as possible and charge as much as possible. Look at the recent shamelessness with the Epi pens. Those cost very little to make. They would still see a profit at $20.
When my wife died, the chemo she was getting was $12k for a 500ml bag. Cost to manufacture? Less than $100. That is not a profit, that is outright effing theft.