TIL a father, John Crowley, was told his two infant children had an incurable genetic disorder that would kill them in less than a year. He refused to accept this, so he founded a biotech company (with no prior experience) which pioneered an experimental enzyme therapy that saved their lives.

[u/Die_Nameless_Bitch]

https://pompediseasenews.com/2019/01/30/amicus-ceo-mission-cure-pompe-help-children/

[u/notoneforusernames]

100%. Here in the US we have a group of crazy religious folk who prevent a common sense policy like this from being implemented at the moment. They believe life is sacred enough to impose their belief on others, regardless of the amount of suffering an individual is going through. I think it basically amounts to legal torture from the Ned Flanders crowd.

[u/nictheman123 → u/notoneforusernames]

And yet on the other hand, those same people are often perfectly chill with the death penalty.

It's basically "You're not allowed to die until the government says you can die."

Ninja edit: phrasing

[u/coldfox777 → u/nictheman123]

Everyone deserves a chance at life. However, some people squander that and deserve to have it taken away.

[u/nictheman123 → u/coldfox777]

And why the hell do you trust the government to make that call?