Posted on 08/08/2007 7:49:36 AM PDT by Turret Gunner A20
Bump. Worth repeating.
Everyone dies sometime, it’s just a matter of from what.
WTH, does the government think it’s protecting us from?
That we might die before our time? Then why are they so busy pulling the plug on people because of *quality of life* issues?
Hypocrites.
The horrors.
It just means that the terminally ill will have to go to other countries to get treatment. It’s disgusting. They are dying. Let them try experimental medicine.
I am not defending the FDA decision in anyway, I too have suffered indirectly from a poor decision by them, but my point is that you have no right to access to the medication.
The true solution for this is not to allow you to do anything you want to your body anytime you want, that is the abortionist creed and the supporters of RU-486, it is to by law allow or maybe require the FDA to pass medications that are proven safe and effective in other countries.
it is not ludicrous. The situation of the patient my be terminal, but there is no a right. If the manufactures of this medication in, there is a process, a process that could be improved, but a process.
The cause of the medical problem is not relevant to if there is a right. following your logic, you have a right to any quack medication in the world. I don’t think so.
once again, your right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness does not extent to a right to access anything you want. You have no right to access to this medication. You do however have the right to petition the FDA and the Congress to allow access to this medication. No more than you have the right to 20 pounds of bomb grade atomic material. Even though have that material might make you happy.
My example is extreme, but it does illustrate that there is a difference between right and desire.
I am afraid that your idea of freedom is much closer to anarchy than democracy. There is such a thing as rule of law. Some laws are good, others are bad. I suggest that you expend your energies making the laws work for you instead of screaming about non existing rights.
You are saying that it does. You are arguing that you have a right to the medication. You have no right of access; period.
That is the only issue that the FDA is enforcing. If you were to gain access to this medication and use it on yourself, you
would be correct, in my mind, that you can take it without fear.
A bit of a look at your idea of my body, my decision:
To a great degree I agree with you, but do not subscribe to the anarchy that you suggest. Mostly because it conflicts with the need to have some order in society. Also it is used to justify or attempt to justify many thing i find wrong.
1. abortion
it is used to justify abortion in general
it is and has been used to justify late term abortion
it is and has been used to justify partial birth abortion
justify 1 million abortions a year
2. Drugs
it is used to justify the abuse of booze in this country. 25,000+ people per year die for this justification
it is used as a justification for recreational drug use in this country, the disaster of homelessness, government handouts, wrecked lives, families. it goes on and on.
it is used to justify the use of medications that have no scientifically provable benefits; used to be called snake oil medications. Possibly you remember the Cancer cure that came out of Mexico that was called Layatrill(sp). It was a fraud, but people with the mind set of my body, my decision used it to justify using this medication. In reality it was toxic to the point where using it for 3 months would kill you.
The insanity that is justified by this attitude would cover pages. Insanity not because you are stupid enough to do these things, no, it is the impact on the rest of us that is the insanity. Every one else is left to pick up the pieces.
Now I do agree with you on some things.
The right to accept or reject medical treatment, including medications, offered by credible medical professionals.
The right to determine how and when you die if you are terminally ill and can rationally make this decision.
The right to consume your desired diet, even if it is dangerous to yourself.
Smoke if you want to, it is legal, stupid but legal.
We walk a thin line between the rights of the person and the need for social order and safety.
However, the FedGgov has ZERO Constitutional authority in this area. Isn't it about time to reign these jerks in?
There’s a world of difference between not having the RIGHT to those meds, and being allowed access to those meds. Many here don’t seem to be able to tell the difference.
it must be remembered that everyday lawyers advertise for clients claiming injury from problems with various drugs. Generally the number of people actually harmed is miniscule when compared with the people helped.
The only thing that matters is a lawyer can enrich himself because a drug is not perfect. Rather than go out in traffic and chase ambulances, the lawyer can troll for clients from the comfort of his office with a TV commercial.
The terminally ill will remain that way for the simple reason no judge in his right mind would open his court to lawsuits stemming from a hasty and irrational judgement to give people everything they want.
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