Supreme Court rules on terminally ill patients' medications

[Corydoras]

Today, the Supreme Court ruled that terminally ill patients have no right to use medications that the FDA has not approved, even if there is evidence that the medications may save their lives. The reasoning is that an unapproved medication might kill them sooner than the disease would have.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080114/ts_alt_afp/ushealthcourt_080114172556

The AFP article above mentions the Abigail Alliance:
http://abigail-alliance.org/

A very good overview of this issue is in the Wall Street Journal.
http://abigail-alliance.org/3_WSJ_Editorials_Kiannas_Law.pdf

Obviously, President Paul would get the FDA out of the way!

[A. Havnes]

Does this include alternative medicines? They're generally safer than chemicals and have been known to cure "terminal" illness, but I don't think the FDA says anything about them.

[Warrior_of_Freedom]

Does this include alternative medicines? They're generally safer than chemicals and have been known to cure "terminal" illness, but I don't think the FDA says anything about them.

The government has become like a controlling spouse. You have to ask before you do.

[billyjoeallen]

un fucking beliveable. Good thing Bush appointed those "strict constructionists."

[Wendi]

Anyone need more proof that the gov't is actively working against the goal of curing disease?

[Iowa4Paul]

all this did was make criminals of good doctors and terminally ill patients.