Not the same drug as given to the patients in Atlanta.
This is a drug for influenza which seems to have an effect on Ebola.
But the argument is still the same. If we send an untested drug to Africa, and it kills a bunch of people, we will be painted as racists killing people in Africa. If we do not send the drug we will be painted as racists killing a bunch of people in Africa. If we do not fund complete healthcare for every single person in Africa, we will be branded as racists killing people in Africa.
But the Christian thing to do is force the Japanese company to give its drug for free to fight the Ebola epidemic. Or would you like us to pay Japan for the drugs in Africa?
This drug isn’t ‘untested’. It’s already on sale in Japan.
It’s just never been human tested with Ebola.
Wow, where did you get the ‘force’ bit?
Let me give you an analogy.
Your neighbor has a small fire in his kitchen. He’s fresh out of buckets and water hoses. You however have those in abundance.
Do you wait, until the small fire becomes an inferno and consumes his house, endangering your own before you offer to help him? Or do you say something like ‘well, too bad you can’t afford a water bucket, not my fault!’ and then wonder, as the massive showers of sparks and embers from his now out of control fire begin raining down on your own home if your water bucket and water hose will be enough to save your OWN house?