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Former governor and lawmaker ask legislature to revisit “right‑to‑try” access to investigational drugs
2811816 · March 27, 2025
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John Kitzhaber and Representative Ben Bowman urged lawmakers to revisit a “right‑to‑try” pathway allowing terminal patients broader access to investigational drugs outside clinical trials.
John Kitzhaber, former Oregon governor and emergency physician, and state Representative Ben Bowman urged the House Committee on Behavioral Health and Health Care to advance House Bill 3799 for study and further work in 2026. The measure aims to reinstate and broaden an earlier Oregon “right‑to‑try” pathway that allowed terminally ill patients to seek investigational…
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