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  • Dkonara921 replied to the topic Right to Try Law in the forum Clinical Research Basics 6 years, 11 months ago

    I have a very positive opinion on the Right to Try Law. I think that terminal patients should be allowed to try an experimental treatment despite the possible risk of death. It makes sense because cancer patients will die regardless of whether or not they get treatment. The Right to Try Act allows them one last chance to get cured. Even if it doesn’t work and the drug treatment kills the patient, at least it would be known that the drug doesn’t work and that every viable option to save the person’s life was considered. Having hope that the treatment will work can also do some good as well. It’s important that patients have some hope that their lives will be saved. Their conditions can potentially get worse if they have a negative attitude and mindset. This law applies to only patients who have a life-threatening condition so it makes sense that people who are dying should be allowed one last chance to save their own lives by choosing to go through with whatever treatment is proposed, despite the possibility of death. The Right to Try laws have been enacted in over 41 states so 9 states have not signed this into law. There is one particular drawback to this legislation, which is that pharmaceutical companies or drug manufacturers do not have an obligation to provide the drug therapies requested.