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When it comes down to it the right to try act is the only reasonable response to such suffering and pain that terminally ill patients go through. They should not be denied their one last shot at a cure, they should be embraced and cared for not shunned and turned away. Those diagnosed with terminal illnesses should have easier access to drugs, procedures or medical devices that are still undergoing clinical trials. And while many might criticise we must remember that it is easy for them to do so when they don’t personally understand the pain. This act brings hope to those with terminal illnesses and when people say they are against it they are essentially taking away a dying person's hope, their very reason to continue. Those who are dying

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