Ask Senate to Support Patients’ Right to Try
Last week, the Senate HHS Committee heard powerful testimony on the right to try expansion that would give terminally ill patients greater access to treatments in development. The bill is now in the Senate.
By providing greater legal protections for patients and providers and incorporating common-sense enhancements, HB 701 promises real relief for terminally ill individuals desperately seeking access to promising treatment options. It will not only advance life-affirming healthcare in New Hampshire, it will make our state the best jurisdiction in the country for clinical trials and seriously ill patients who are urgently seeking additional treatment options.
Unfortunately, because of the very protections that will make these treatments more accessible, the organization representing plaintiff attorneys is diligently lobbying the Senate and encouraging them to oppose this vital legislation to keep their path to litigation open. Imagine the heartbreak for the terminally ill individuals and their families who are denied a potential lifeline because of a medical provider’s fear of being taken to court.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
✅ HB 701 will soon have an executive session in the Senate HHS Committee. During an executive session, the committee will vote to recommend the bill as OTP (ought to pass) or ITL (inexpedient to legislate).
📩 We urge you to contact the Senate HHS committee and ask them to vote OTP (ought to pass) on HB 701. Specifically, ask them to protect and maintain the civil liability waiver. Without this vital element of the bill, seriously ill patients will not have meaningful access to treatments that could extend their lives.
📧 Below are the emails for the members of the Senate HHS Committee:
David.Rochefort@gc.nh.gov
Kevin.Avard@gc.nh.gov
Regina.Birdsell@gc.nh.gov
Suzanne.Prentiss@gc.nh.gov
Pat.Long@gc.nh.gov
