Principled compassion.

The author reflects on the adoption of the right to try legislation in the five U.S. states for having access to Investigational drugs that could save lives of seriously ill patients who cannot take part in clinical trials. Topics discussed include approval for access to investigational drugs by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), efforts of Texas Senator Michael McCaul, in implementing a legislation to increase transparency of compassionate drug and role of social media in the issue.