Governor Ricketts signs law to help terminally ill Contact: Starlee Coleman, scoleman@goldwaterinstitute.org Lincoln, NE—Governor Pete Ricketts has signed the Nebraska Right to Try Act, a Goldwater Institute measure that protects the right of terminally ill patients to try promising new treatments that are being safely used in clinical trials but are not yet widely available. […]
Read More ›Governor Walker signs law to help terminally ill Contact: Starlee Coleman, scoleman@goldwaterinstitute.org Madison, WI—Governor Scott Walker has signed the Wisconsin Right to Try Act, a law that protects the rights of terminally ill patients to try promising new treatments that are being safely used in clinical trials but are not yet widely available. SB […]
Read More ›March 27, 2018 To whom it may concern: During floor debate on the federal Right to Try bill on March 21, 2018, Congressman Frank Pallone read from a letter written by a Canadian activist named Andrew McFayden that included categorically false information about myself and my work treating cancer patients. My reputation and the […]
Read More ›During floor debate on a federal Right to Try bill on March 21, Congressman Frank Pallone read from a letter written by a Canadian activist named Andrew McFayden that included categorically false information about Texas doctor Ebrahim Delpassand. Congressman Pallone said that during a clinical trial being conducted by Dr. Delpassand that he failed […]
Read More ›House joins Senate in supporting law to help terminally ill Contact: Starlee Coleman, scoleman@goldwaterinstitute.org Washington, D.C.—Tonight the U.S. House of Representatives passed “Right to Try,” a law that gives new hope to patients facing life-threatening illnesses. Under the legislation, those suffering from terminal illnesses can gain access to medication still being tested in clinical trials, while […]
Read More ›Harrisburg, PA – Today, Governor Tom Wolf signed legislation that gives terminally ill patients the right to try experimental treatments, such as investigational drugs, biological products and medical devices, not yet fully approved by the FDA. “I have supported and will continue to support legislation that gives patients power in their health care decisions,” Governor […]
Read More ›Washington, D.C.—Today the U.S. Senate approved Right to Try, a law that gives new hope to patients facing life-threatening illnesses. Under the legislation, those suffering from terminal illnesses can gain access to medication still being tested in clinical trials, while offering protection to doctors and pharmaceutical companies who come to patients’ aid. The Senate passed […]
Read More ›Annapolis, MD—A law protecting the right of terminally ill patients to pursue treatments that have passed Phase 1 of the FDA approval process but are not yet on pharmacy shelves has been passed unanimously by the Maryland State House and Senate and signed into law by Governor Larry Hogan (R). The Maryland Right To Try Act, […]
Read More ›Des Moines—A law protecting the right of terminally ill patients to pursue treatments that have passed Phase 1 of the FDA approval process but are not yet on pharmacy shelves has been passed unanimously by the Iowa State House and Senate and signed into law by Governor Terry Branstad. The Iowa Right To Try Act, SF […]
Read More ›Olympia, WA—A law protecting the right of terminally ill patients to pursue treatments that have passed Phase 1 of the FDA approval process but are not yet on pharmacy shelves has been passed unanimously by the Washington State House and Senate and signed into law by Governor Jay Inslee (D). The Washington Right To Try Act, […]
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