Crystal Foretia
Mar 19, 2018

Trump Wants to Use the Death Penalty Against Drug Dealers

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Khushboo Shah
Mar 22, 2018Edited: Mar 22, 2018

A very interesting article highlighting that there may be some important changes in the American health policies and government policies. What do you think about the two important things mentioned in this article -(1) The reference to the Wall i.e. building a wall to keep the drugs out, and (2) The right to try program which allows "the use of experimental, not yet approved drugs on terminally ill patients."

 

How do you think these new changes are going to affect the overall health policy?

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