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Re:Why I injected myself with an untested gene therapy by rsynnott on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @09:54AM (#15757154)
With modern treatment, most HIV positive peoples' lives aren't "horrible forever". It is not the 1980s.
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Re:Why I injected myself with an untested gene therapy by paulcole on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @10:11AM (#15757302)
What is “most”? Who decides which people with chronic illnesses have a low quality of life?
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Re:Why I injected myself with an untested gene therapy by zingmars on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @10:24AM (#15757429)
Nobody `decides` anything. Some people just don't have the funds to afford these treatments, and as much as it sucks, these treatments take resources and someone needs to cover that.
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