Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018

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Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to join me in supporting the Right to Try Act.

When those we hold dearest are diagnosed as terminally ill, the last thing we want to hear is that all treatment options have been exhausted. This is why I have been a longtime supporter of the Right to Try Act. Currently, 38 States have already passed right-to-try legislation to assist vulnerable patients, including my home State of Georgia.

By allowing terminally ill patients the access to unapproved drugs and therapies, we are giving them a fighting chance for their God-given right to life. Although these drugs cannot guarantee a road to recovery, they can provide a better alternative in many hopeless situations and pave the way for more scientific breakthroughs.

Congress should keep breaking down regulatory barriers. Like the bill's name says, patients have a right to try. All Americans should have the right to choose.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the Energy and Commerce Committee for passing this important legislation out of committee, and I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this bill on the House floor.

How in the world could anyone oppose the right to choose life?

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