What you need to know about right-to-try legislation

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from CNN,
5/29/19:

The US House of Representatives passed a federal “right-to-try” bill Wednesday night, leaving many Americans wondering what the move could mean for their health and that of their loved ones.

The bill, backed by President Donald Trump, would give terminally ill patients the right to seek drug treatments that remain in clinical trials and “have passed Phase 1 of the Food and Drug Administration’s approval process” but have not been fully approved by the FDA.

The bill passed the House 267 to 149, after failing to pass last week. Now the legislation needs approval from the Senate.

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