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June 21, 2018

Title: Explanation: Right to Try Bill
Topic: Right to Try Bill

Discussed by Dr. Jane Orient
with Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (www.aapsonline.org)

Congress recently passed, and President Trump signed, the “Right to Try” bill, giving dying patients limited access to drugs that have not yet been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Dr. Jane Orient believes our Founders would be astonished that we need such a bill. Listen as she explains why she made that statement and what it means for our future.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What is the “Right to Try” Bill and why do American citizens need – and deserve – it?

Where does the US Constitution give the Federal Government the authority to regulate the practice of medicine?

“We don’t do it that way” is a common phrase heard in the medical community. Why does this attitude need to change?

What is meant by “standard of care”? Listen as Dr. Orient describes past practices which are unheard of the medical world today…

How do we protect sick patients from quacks and scammers and money grabbers?

Do experimental drugs work?

Is the “Right to Try” bill good or bad?

Are some people more concerned with the “right to die” rather than the “right to try”?

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