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Bill would limit minors' access to expanded right-to-try; pediatricians oppose narrowing language
Summary
Senate Bill 353 would restrict access to investigational, phase-1 treatments for minors to cases where the patient is terminally ill; the measure drew opposition from pediatric specialists who warned it would bar many children with severe chronic or life-threatening diseases from potentially beneficial investigational therapies.
Senate Bill 353, introduced by Senator Ken Bogner, would narrow Montana's expanded medical right-to-try law by restoring a terminal-illness requirement for patients under age 18. The bill was considered Feb. 24.
Sponsor rationale: Senator Bogner said his intent is to protect minors because investigational therapies with only phase-1 FDA approval carry significant unknown risks and long-term side effects that children may not be positioned to understand.
Opposition: Julie…
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