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You wouldn't pirate a medicine, would you?

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[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Cool. Yep. You aren't wrong mate.

So I'm guessing you believe people should choose death instead, right? Or you're going to pay for all these people's medications?

[–] obbeel@lemmy.eco.br 3 points 2 months ago

If Health won't make piracy legal, it's hard to believe anything else will.

[–] becausechemistry@lemm.ee -4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That’s a false dichotomy if I’ve ever heard one, dude.

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 months ago

Did you read the article, the part where the author's close friend died from a treatable illness? What other alternatives do you suggest?