“Patients should get experimental drugs even if they're not fully tested”
Agree
- Terminally ill have nothing to lose
- Personal choice about own body
- Speeds up drug development
- Right to try all options
- FDA approval takes too long
Disagree
- Protects from dangerous side effects
- False hope is cruel
- Undermines scientific process
- Could make condition worse
- Safety testing saves lives
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