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We do allow terminally ill patients to take part in unproven/experimental treatments that haven't been approved for general use. Here's a recent example of a b
by nck4222 9y ago
We do allow terminally ill patients to take part in unproven/experimental treatments that haven't been approved for general use.
Here's a recent example of a bill passing to allow this, but it's been allowed in various forms before this: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/08/03/senate-passes-right-to-try-bill-to-help-terminally-ill-patients-get-experimental-drugs/?utm_term=.e3ede86ec174 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/0...
- Houshalter 9y agoRight to try laws are pretty recent, and they don't completely fix the problem. Not all states have them yet either.
- dekhn 9y agoEven before right to try laws, terminally ill patients were the preferred clinical trial subject. It's much easier to justify putting a risky chemical into a person who's about to die. Unfortunately, this biases the statistics you get, making it less clear whether the treatment would be helpful in less terminal popuations.