I have spent a lot of time talking to Democratic US politicians' staff about this issue and had some really good conversations. Those conversations are never reflected in the politician's words or actions. And many politicians in the US are lawyers, so one would think that they would have, or have been trained in, some sort of critical thinking skills.

So either the politicians lack critical thinking skills themselves, and failed biology, or they don't communicate with their own staff, or, and most likely, they are bought off.

The pharmaceutical lobby is extremely powerful in the US and the very, very wealthy people behind Trans, Inc. are also spending money like drunken sailors.

I'm hoping that normal people's critical thinking skills are going to kick in soon. I think it has on the conservative side of the US, now we await the liberals.