KOTA: Wyoming legislature passes Stem Cell Freedom Act, giving access to unapproved treatments

CHEYENNE, W.Y. (KOTA) - People in Wyoming will soon be able to ask their doctors for stem cell therapy after the legislature unanimously passed the Stem Cell Freedom Act.

“What this bill does is provide safe healthcare within a legal framework,” the bill’s sponsor, senator Eric Barlow said.

The bill would allow doctors to recommend and perform stem cell therapies that use a patient’s own cells, even if those specific treatments are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

Barlow said he believes the federal government is lagging behind science in this area.

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