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Veterans · Page 2

'Right to try' bill to allow dying veterans to see a physician

By Duffel Blog Staff · Veterans Bureau · 1 minute

Filed 5 October 2022 · 1532

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump has signed a bill allowing veterans with a terminal diagnoses to receive the most basic care from a physician, sources confirmed today.

Veterans with deadly diseases and other ailments were previously restricted to treatment options approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs, which only included high doses of Motrin, frequent sock changes, and being ignored until death.

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