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On the recordDecember 2, 2014
What is the moral implication of it? Are we comfortable as a nation with a product being available which can save human lives, but either individuals or government agencies are not able to afford that product the company is making unbelievably high profits?
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the ethics of high drug prices versus their life-saving potential.

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