House panel OKs ‘right to try”

Rep. Melissa Wintrow’s “Right to Try” bill, which would let terminally ill patients use investigational drugs at their own risk, cleared the House Health & Welfare Committee today on an 8-2 vote, and now heads to the full House. The only “no” votes came from the panel’s two physician members, Chairman Fred Wood, R-Burley, and Rep. John Rusche, D-Lewiston; both raised concerns about the implications of treating patients with unapproved drugs. “How do you know whether something works unless you complete the studies?” Rusche asked/ Betsy Russell , Eye on Boise. More here .