(USA) Senate passes 'right-to-try' bill by unanimous consent 8/3/17 Fox News

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"The Senate approved a bill by unanimous consent Thursday that allows terminally ill patients across the nation to request access to experimental medicines without Food and Drug Administration approval."

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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/08/03/senate-passes-right-to-try-bill-by-unanimous-consent.html

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[lafarfelue]

Whoa. Sounds like a big deal (but too foggy to read the article at the mo'). Interested in the definition of 'terminally ill'..?

 

[HowToEscape?]

To me this sounds like politicians once again meddling in things they have no clue about. I like the perspective from the blog "respectful insolence" about this topic.

 

[*GG*]

The markets can solve the problems to a great extent!

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http://reason.com/blog/2017/08/07/trump-administration-withdraws-proposed

 

[RogerBlack]

The markets are a very bad idea in many aspects of healthcare.
Compensating people who undergo painful procedures for the benefit of others at a level more than just 'travel costs' isn't one of them.