Access Vs. Innovation: Do Pharmaceuticals Save or Kill?

India is well-known as the "pharmacy of the developing world" due to its abundant and worldwide supply of pharmaceuticals at an affordable low price (DWB). However, this achievement is subject to ethical debates as it is the result of India’s refusal to grant patents on Western medications and knowledge appropriation by the generic drug manufacturers. Although advocates of ethical rationalism argue that this behaviour is morally wrong because of its unjust nature, utilitarian principles show that emancipation actually brings more happiness than pain to society. In the end, the pressing…