Carrie Feibel, KQED

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‘Right-To-Try’ Laws Expose Dying Patients To Exploitation, Ethicists Warn

KFF Health News Original

More than 30 states have laws on the books to allow dying patients the right to try experimental treatments. But these treatments may not be covered by insurance, and ethicists worry vulnerable people could be exploited near the end of their lives. The laws may also duplicate a process the FDA already has in place.