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One criticism I could think, if the experimentation has side-effects, the consequences could be catastrophic. Might be best to save that for time out of office.
Right, but he might also have access to the best health experts I suppose.
The article seems to imply there is something wrong with this but if the US president want early access to drugs, he/she should be able to, why not?
(Or, of course, it's not him at all. Honestly the whole thing seems pretty speculative).
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This logic doesn't hold up. Should members of congress also get preferential access to experimental treatments? What about governors? We should not give any preferential access based on the status or public office of the patient. If the president, as a citizen, requests an experimental treatment for compassionate use, that should be considered the same as anyone else. The difference here is that the president would c…
I disagree, it's the US President, not just a "random citizen", random citizens abuse the system all the time, literally all the time and they do illegal things as well, I won't say everyone but realistically large majority of people do illegal things or try to shortcut, cheat, buy illegal drugs, import illegal materials and so-on. Celebrities do it all the time as well, but also the average daddy. Also corruption fo…
> especially if it doesn't hurt anyone else That's exactly the problem. Cutting the line DOES hurt other people. You could quibble over each case to determine if it actually does, but that is a waste of time. The only democratic, humane, and reasonable approach is to not allow this type of thing.
And I am aware that it happens all the time, but there's a difference between accepting that it will happen and endorsing it.
If there was a drug that makes people smarter, I would want it to go to people who need it, just like everything else.
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I disagree, it's the US President, not just a "random citizen", random citizens abuse the system all the time, literally all the time and they do illegal things as well, I won't say everyone but realistically large majority of people do illegal things or try to shortcut, cheat, buy illegal drugs, import illegal materials and so-on. Celebrities do it all the time as well, but also the average daddy. Also corruption fo…
I disagree fundamentally. No, the president should not cut the "line". > especially if it doesn't hurt anyone else That's exactly the problem. Cutting the line DOES hurt other people. You could quibble over each case to determine if it actually does, but that is a waste of time. The only democratic, humane, and reasonable approach is to not allow this type of thing. And I am aware that it happens all the time, but th…