Saturday, November 15, 2014

Advocates Of State 'Right To Try' Laws Eye Texas As Next Battleground

Advocates Of State 'Right To Try' Laws Eye Texas As Next Battleground

A key advocate of state "right to try" laws views Texas as the next battleground for legislation, already passed by five states, that lets seriously ill patients access experimental drugs, outside the FDA approval process, following phase I trials. The debate in Texas could become political: State Rep. Eddie Rodriguez's office said that the Texan lawmaker is contemplating introducing state "right to try" language, just as House Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) is pushing language as part of the Energy and Commerce Committee's 21st Century Cures initiative that would undermine such a state effort.

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