In State of the Union, Trump endorses ‘right to try’ for terminally ill patients
In his first State of the Union, President Trump said patients with terminal illnesses should be able to access drugs that haven't yet been approved by the FDA.
WASHINGTON — In a wide-ranging State of the Union address Tuesday evening, President Trump endorsed Congress’s efforts to pass a bill allowing access to experimental treatments for patients with terminal conditions.
So-called “right-to-try” legislation was passed by the Senate last fall, but the effort has since stalled in the House. a right-to-try bill. In February Trump to the legislation but he had not spoken publicly about the issue prior to Tuesday’s address.
