ACCESS Act to be reintroduced in Congress

In April (“Abigail case denied: Court rules against patients' right to choose”) & September 2008 (“How long must dying patients wait for justice?”), the LRG reported on the use of drugs on a compassionate- use basis for patients with terminal disease.

The Access, Compassion, Care and Ethics for Seriously Ill Patients Act (ACCESS) is the fruit of the labors of the people mentioned in these articles.

After being introduced in 2005 and again in 2008, the Act will once again be read in Congress.

The LRG would like to encourage everyone to read up on the ACCESS Act and voice your support on Capitol Hill. You can easily do this at the top of the website: www.abigail-alliance.org.

Both of the aforementioned LRG articles can be found at www.liferaftgroup.org/advocacy.html.