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Re:Paralyzed man regains use of arms and hands after experim... by dmix on Thursday January 26, 2017 @07:13PM (#13496647)
That's why medical tourism is a big and growing industry. Much like other political policies fruitlessly trying to end legitimate supply/demand as long as people want it there are always ways around it.

I'm sure any paralyzed person would easily take a $300 flight to Canada for the surgery.

The only risk is that the US has the highest amount of human scientific capital.

But much like the EPA thing that turned out to be overblown (according to multiple EPA reps who said the memo was routine and that Obama did much the same, without drawing the subsequent outrage) I'm going to wait until legitimate threats to stem cell research are made before I'm concerned.

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Re:Paralyzed man regains use of arms and hands after experim... by tummybug on Thursday January 26, 2017 @07:37PM (#13496771)
This. On a more local scale (EU) medical tourism is huge. I know of many family members travelling a short distance to avail of much cheaper dental work abroad. In fact I am surprised this isn't advertised more.
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