South Carolina S.929, the Right to Try Act,would effectively nullify in practice certain FDA rules regarding experimental treatments for terminally ill patients. It must pass through the Senate Medical Affairs Committee before the bill can receive a full vote and be approved.
PLEASE TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS to support this important bill.
1. Call the Senate Medical Affairs Committee Chair, Harvey Peeler. Strongly, but respectfully urge him to move this important bill forward to a vote in his committee. A phone call has 10x the impact of an email.
Peeler: (803) 212-6430
2. Call the rest of the committee members. Again, be strong, but respectful. Urge each of them to take action to move the bill forward and vote YES on S.929.
Robert Hayes (R) (803) 212-6240
Michael Fair (R) (803) 212-6420
Danny Verdin (R) (803) 212-6230
Joel Lourie (D) (803) 212-6116
Floyd Nicholson (D) (803) 212-6148
Thomas Alexander (R) (803) 212-6220
Tom Davis (R) (803) 212-6008
John Courson (R) (803) 212-6250
Darrell Jackson (D) (803) 212-6048
Brat Hutto (D) (803) 212-6140
Raymond Cleary (R) (803) 212-6040
Shane Martin (R) (803) 212-6100
John Scott (D) (803) 786-2373
Lee Bright (R) (803) 212-6008
Kevin Johnson (D) (803) 212-6048
3. Call Back – any NO or UNDECIDED – in 3-4 days. Make sure to follow-up. If they say YES, be sure to thank them and, if possible, announce their committed YES vote to email and social media contacts. If they say no, politely ask them why. Get the information from them and contact us.
4. Spread the Word. Share this information widely by facebook, twitter, email and other social networks.
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