Health Care
Texas Bill Would Expand State Right to Try; Further Reject Some FDA Restrictions on Experimental Treatments
AUSTIN, Texas (Feb. 13, 2023) – A bill introduced in the Texas Senate would expand the state’s “Right to Try” law, setting the foundation to nullify in practice additional Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by patients...
Oklahoma Bill Would Take the First Step Toward Legalizing “Magic Mushrooms” Despite Federal Prohibition
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (Jan. 23, 2023) – A bill in the Oklahoma House would legalize clinical trials for the medical use of psilocybin, setting the stage to nullify federal prohibition of the same in practice and effect. Rep. Daniel Pae (R) prefiled House Bill 2107...
The Supreme Court’s American Hospital case: A View of the DC Swamp
Critics of federal administrative agencies won a small victory in the Supreme Court on Jun. 15 with the justices’ unanimous decision in American Hospital Association v. Becerra (pdf). Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s opinion for the court offers, perhaps inadvertently, some...
South Carolina Bill Would Expand “Right to Try” to Include All Treatments for Contagious Diseases and Allow Medical Marijuana
COLUMBIA, S.C. (April 4, 2022) – A bill introduced in the South Carolina House would expand the state’s “Right to Try” law to allow patients who contract a contagious disease to try a wide range of treatments including cannabis. Rep. Melissa Oremus (R) and a large...