Right to Try
McMagyar, Jimmy6969 and any other similarly affected.
Here is a portion of an article about our new Vice President Mike Pence regarding his position on the matter. Also we heard President Elect Trump's position regarding the FDA.
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RIGHT TO TRY POSTED ON MARCH 24, 2015 | PRESS RELEASE
INDIANA GOVERNOR MIKE PENCE SIGNS RIGHT TO TRY LEGISLATION INTO LAW
Governor becomes fourth this year to help terminally ill access investigational medications.
Indianapolis—Today Governor Mike Pence signed into law a bill 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. The bill passed both the state House and Senate with unanimous, bipartisan votes. HB 1065—The Indiana Right to Try Act—was sponsored by Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R) and state Rep. Charlie Brown (D).
“We all know the pain of losing someone we love to a terminal illness,” said Darcy Olsen, the president of the Goldwater Institute, the group leading the national, bipartisan Right To Try effort. “If you know there’s a treatment that is helping people survive, who is anyone to say ‘No; you don’t have the right to try to save your own life or to save your child’s life’? Of course you do. Of course people should have the right to try promising medicines when they are fighting for their lives.”
Right To Try laws are already in place in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Twenty-five additional states are considering the law this year. Lawmakers in Mississippi, Montana, Virginia and Utah have sent similar bills to their governors for approval.
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It would be very effective, imo if some of you with the knowledge and skills collaborated to compose a sample email for all of us to send to all of our senators and congressmen. If this could be a coordinated effort to reach virtually everyone of them within a short time frame, it is possible that we could bring some pressure to get A2-73 available to those in need. I realize that the 114th Congress is nearing completion but we could repeat the effort shortly after the 115th Congress convenes.
Here is a link to get the contact information for each of them as well as the contact information for each State Senator and representative.
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Elected Officials | USAGov
www.usa.gov › Government Agencies and Elected Officials
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