title: The proper focus for FDA regulations: why the fundamental right to self-preservation should allow terminally ill patients with no treatment options to attempt to save their lives.
authors.forename: Alissa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Puckett
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002961:Civil Rights; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017277:Drug Approval / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D015507:Drugs, Investigational / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D012649:Self Concept; D017236:Suicide, Assisted / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013534:Survival / Q000523:psychology; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D019452:Terminally Ill; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration
chemical_list: D015507:Drugs, Investigational