Intellectual Property That Affects the Very Core of Human Well-Being

Call me a radical lefty, but, IMO, certain pieces of IP should reside in the public sector, i.e., not for profit.  Among them, I include anything that pertains to human health and safety.

As we see here, Volvo made a humanitarian decision back in 1959.  Of course, if such a call had to be made in the corporate arena in 2021, who knows what would happen.