[quote=LoneSilverWolf]
So if it was your child, and the drug was his ONLY chance to live, and it has successfully treated those in his exact situation, you'd let him die just because it hasn't *yet* been approved by the FDA?
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Desperate people accept risks, yes. The rules were put in place specifically to keep people in this situation from taking those unwise risks -- 'snake oil' and the like.