Comment on House to try again to approve unproven drug treatments for terminally ill

House to try again to approve unproven drug treatments for terminally ill

WASHINGTON — The House plans to try anew next week to approve a Republican bill making it simpler for fatally ill people to try unproven treatments. And this time, the measure seems certain to pass. Lawmakers voted for the legislation on Tuesday by a lopsided 259-140 vote. But it lost because Republican leaders had used a procedure, normally reserved for uncontroversial bills, that requires a two-thirds majority for passage.

 

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