Posted on 03/30/2016 6:16:41 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Maine is the first state in New England to give dying patients the right to use experimental drugs.
Republican Gov. Paul LePage signed legislation Wednesday that allows terminally ill patients to use treatments that have not received final approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. […]
The legislation was sponsored by Rep. Thomas Longstaff, a Waterville Democrat who had worked as a hospital chaplain. …
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24 states have enacted such laws: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming.
One less reason to go to Mexico. Good for Maine.
The scary thing is that the medical lobby is so powerful that such laws even have to be passed. But you have to have compassion for others in your soul to allow terminal patients to try anything. This leaves out the AMA and drug companies.
Anyone notice that practically every medicine advertised on tv ends up being pulled due to law suits within a couple of years?
Still, if I’m at death’s door, give me the entire bottle of whatever they’ve got.
Yeah, I've noticed. The bad part is that there are probably 10,000 people who benefitted for every adverse reaction. And don't forget, the FDA approved the drugs.
Actually, we're all dying.
"Life" is a terminal disease.
Regards,
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