Since every dollar spent on vaccinations slices ten dollars off future medical bills, this state of affairs is a financial waste as well as a cause of needless suffering.

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It would be a disaster--no less so than the results of mismanagement of our health system, which is plagued by astronomical costs, inconsistent quality and needless suffering due to inadequate coverage.

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As an animal rights activist I can chime in as follows: were it not for the technologies of immuno-contraception (birth control for other species) there would be an even more vast realm of needless suffering.

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"If we don't find a solution... then the inevitable consequence is more people will die, more needless humanitarian suffering will occur and more displacement into South Sudan and Ethiopia, " he warned.

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In the case of prohibitions on the sale of human organs, for example, prohibitions create needless pain and suffering for thousands of people on organ waiting lists.

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Janice Smyth, director of the Royal College of Nursing in Northern Ireland, said nurses witnessed the needless death and suffering of cancer caused by the use of sunbeds.

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