Texans gain the right to try individualized medical treatments

Right to Try laws have been passed in at least 41 states, largely based on model legislation crafted by the Goldwater Institute .

Colorado was the first to adopt right-to-try, though Texas wasn't far behind, passing such a law in 2015 .

J.D. Tuccille : There's no good reason for blocking access to promising or even long-shot treatments when patients have exhausted other options.

Montana signed a bill allowing for patients to receive experimental treatments that have completed clinical trials but not yet been approved.

Texas took an important step last week toward expanding the right to try experimental medical treatments to a broader sector of the population.

People would be expected to shoulder the burdens of any risks they take.