Right to Treat Act

The "Right to Treat Act" seeks to clarify that agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , National Institutes of Health (NIH) , and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , lack the authority to regulate the practice of medicine. This legislation also prohibits federal laws or regulations from restricting the prescription or disbursement of an FDA-approved drug for an unapproved use , or a drug available under emergency use provisions. The intent is to grant medical professionals more autonomy in treatment decisions, particularly regarding off-label prescriptions. However, the bill explicitly states that it does not affect any existing federal laws or policies that restrict specific medical interventions. These include abortion , assisted suicide , euthanasia , coercive family planning , female genital mutilation , or gender transition medical interventions .