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Howard Griffith: “I am one of those people who believes that we ought to let them go ahead and try whatever it is they are willing to pay…”

On the recordJuly 10, 2014
I am one of those people who believes that we ought to let them go ahead and try whatever it is they are willing to pay to do because the FDA can't protect you if you are going to die from something that might kill you.
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Howard Griffith
Republican · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Griffith advocates for patients' right to try experimental treatments when facing terminal conditions.

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