It looks obvious

I read today the horrifying story of an Israeli senior doctor who took bribe from his patients, which were diagnosed with cancer, so they can enroll to receive experimental treatment – that is significantly chipper.

Reading this horrifying story I couldn’t avoid the thought that the process we developed (in the entire western world, but mostly in the USA) to approve new medicine is getting out of hand. Who has the moral right to forbid a cancer diagnosed patient from taking experimental medicine?

The logic behind the approval process is to protect the public from untested drugs. However I’m failing to see how we are protecting a dying cancer by preventing him/her from untested medicine. The fact is that by preventing them from a chance to save their life in order to protect them. Surely they shouldn’t bribe anyone to participate in experiment that might save their life

Link: Police arrest senior Tel Aviv oncologist suspected of fraud

 The investigators said that "according to suspicion Dr. Figger used to conduct experiments at the department and offer patients to participate in them, by that saving them the cost of expensive drugs that are not included in the state health basket," said Commander Stern.

But evidence collected by police indicates that Figger asked for money in return for referring patients to the experiments. Police believe Figger made NIS tens of thousands in bribes and suspect Pishniyak oversaw the money collection from patients.