Andy Biggs: “To this tired argument, I respond that there is no such thing as false hope. You either have hope or you don't. I, for…”

“To this tired argument, I respond that there is no such thing as false hope. You either have hope or you don't. I, for one, want those brave men and women who are fighting every day against terrible illnesses and almost insurmountable odds to have a choice, even if it is the last choice many of them will ever have the opportunity to make. I trust them to weigh the pros and cons and choose for themselves whether they wish to take a risk to try to save their own lives. Make no mistake: it is a choice. We are not offering a mandate, merely an option. Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on this legislation.”