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, […]
Read More ›Written by Laurie McGinley for the Washington Post “Where’s Jordan?” asked Vice President Pence as he walked into the White House meeting of terminally ill patients and their families. All eyes shifted, and Pence made a beeline for a 7-year-old boy from Indianapolis with a broad grin. Back home, when Pence was Indiana’s governor, Jordan McLinn and […]
Read More ›Written by Bob Tedeschi for Stat News. Harrisburg, Pa. — To hear Bob Godshall tell it, he has no business being alive. Eleven years ago, at age 72, he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a type of bone cancer. His doctors told him to get his affairs in order. He’d be gone within a year. But when Godshall […]
Read More ›Frankfort, KY—Today a law protecting the right of terminally ill patients to access to medicines that have passed Phase 1 of the FDA approval process but are not yet on pharmacy shelves was passed by the Kentucky State House 87-7. The law previously passed in the State Senate with unanimous, bipartisan support. The Kentucky Right To […]
Read More ›Columbus—A law to give terminally ill patients access to medicines that have passed Phase 1 of the FDA approval process but are not yet on pharmacy shelves has been signed by Governor John Kasich. This makes Ohio the 33rd state in less than three years that has adopted a “Right To Try” law. Right To […]
Read More ›Originally published by Aiden Cimbura and Ellie Cimbura for The Denver Post Twenty months ago our dad was diagnosed with ALS. Once very athletic, he can no longer dress himself, brush his teeth, breathe without the use of a machine, speak without the help of a communication device, shower on his own, eat a meal, […]
Read More ›Originally published by I. Richard Garr for The Hill A recent column in The Hill made several points in opposition to S. 2912 and the broader Right to Try concept that are either the result of misinformation or an incomplete understanding of how the laws will actually work. I am writing to correct these (presumably unintentional) misrepresentations. S. […]
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