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Comment author: tgb 24 December 2011 01:17:55PM 3 points [-]

The harm from delayed treatment is estimated to be around an order of magnitude larger than the damage prevented by FDA standards. The FDA's current position is far too cautious.

Do you have any source for this? I'd be interested in reading it.

Comment author: David_Gerard 24 December 2011 06:03:32PM 3 points [-]

It's a Libertarian commonplace.

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