An interesting tangent is Australia’s FDA equivalent -the TGA - make decisions by a single Doctor called The Delegate

This is a single anonymous doctor chosen at random from a pool of qualified doctors usually from a TGA committee

So effectively all that is required is convincing one very powerful secret doctor

For instance this is why we are the first country to allow MDMA/psilocybin research to resume since Nixon sent the field underground

Amazing to think how powerful organisations have odd quirks

> An interesting tangent is Australia’s FDA equivalent -the TGA - make decisions by a single Doctor called The Delegate

> This is a single anonymous doctor chosen at random from a pool of qualified doctors usually from a TGA committee

Is this choice made on a per-decision basis, or do they serve terms, or what?

Per-decision afaik

I think the rationale is to minimise both committee biases and corporate influence

I think only a handful of people know who The Delegate is at any one time. The Delegate remains anonymous after the decision is made

> I think the rationale is to minimise both committee biases and corporate influence

I don't see how it really addresses corporate influence; normal behavior from a corporation is to donate to every politician that might conceivably affect them.

You’d effectively have to lobby any and all related doctors, relevant organisations and politicians then

The Secretary can make anyone they wish the Delegate on any issue

I should probably rephrase corporate influence as targeted corporate influence

> chosen at random from a pool of qualified doctors usually from a TGA committee

This seems more restrictive than "all related doctors"?

Also,

> The Secretary can make anyone they wish the Delegate on any issue

That sounds like what you want to do is lobby the Secretary. If you're in control of who gets to make the decision, then you get to make the decision.

> What happens if we OK this?" and if the answer is "I have no idea." they withhold approval

lol, withholding it would cause massive riots

The FDA would be wise enough to know a political hot potato when they see one.

If you think the riots would be massive for a ban, imagine the riots if there wasn't worldwide access immediately. Biological immortality is very much a situation where you want to bring enough gum for everyone.