US state laws on medical freedom and investigational stem cell procedures: a call to focus on state-based legislation

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dc.citation.firstpage404
dc.citation.issueNumber4
dc.citation.journalTitleCytotherapy
dc.citation.lastpage409
dc.citation.volumeNumber26
dc.contributor.authorMatthews, Kirstin R. W.
dc.contributor.authorLowe, Samantha J.
dc.contributor.authorMaster, Zubin
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-25T20:55:14Z
dc.date.available2024-07-25T20:55:14Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThe premature marketing of investigational stem cell interventions (SCIs) is a growing market in the US. Several US states have passed legislation to permit and promote unproven and experimental SCIs for individuals with terminal or chronic diseases. These SCI medical freedom laws, which are largely based on right-to-try legislation, increase access to experimental SCIs with little to no oversight. They undermine federal regulatory authority and can compromise patient safety and informed decision-making. SCI medical freedom laws have gone largely unnoticed by scientific societies interested in the responsible translation of stem cell medicine. In this article, we analyze state SCI medical freedom laws and describe their detrimental impact on patients and society. We contend that scientific and medical societies are uniquely poised to advocate against state-based policy promoting unproven SCIs but recognize resource and other constraints to advocate for or against legislation in 50 states. We recommend societies establish coalitions and share resources to address state-based SCI medical freedom laws and other legislation surrounding unproven SCIs.
dc.identifier.citationMatthews, K. R. W., Lowe, S. J., & Master, Z. (2024). US state laws on medical freedom and investigational stem cell procedures: A call to focus on state-based legislation. Cytotherapy, 26(4), 404–409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.01.002
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcyt.2024.01.002
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/117484
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
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