What does "Right to Try" mean? -- Panel discussion - public chat (Diane Rehm Show)

Posted at www,DRSHOW dot-org for Second Hour, May 27, 2014: Lawmakers in three states have passed so-called "Right-to-Try" laws, which give terminally ill patients access to experimental drugs without FDA approval. Diane Rehm of NPR and guests discuss the growing demand for these laws and whether they jeopardize patient safety. Guests: Julie Rovner, senior correspondent, Kaiser Health News, and author of Health Care Policy and Politics A-Z; Arthur Caplan, director of the division of medical ethics, New York University Langone Medical Center; Sascha Haverfield, vice president, scientific and regulatory affairs, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA); Lucy Caldwell, communications director, The Goldwater Institute; and Dr. Margaret Hamburg, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.