Liberal bill calls on government to track MS liberation patients ---- Nova Scotia - facebook prikbord

Halifax, NS) Liberal health critic Diana Whalen introduced legislation

today in the House of Assembly that would initiate an MS Liberation

clinical trial in Nova Scotia and closely monitor those Nova Scotians

who have received the Liberation treatment elsewhere.

"The MS Patients Support Act is another attempt by the Liberal caucus to
convince the NDP government that funding clinical trials and showing

leadership for those suffering from MS in this province is the right

thing to do," explains Whalen. "The Liberation treatment has offered

hope to MS patients for an improved quality of life and the NDP has

turned their back on them."

Whalen believes the government has already missed opportunities for
research by failing to track those 125 Nova Scotians who have already

undergone the Liberation treatment.

"The reality is there are Nova Scotians who are taking it upon
themselves to pursue this procedure - we should be monitoring their

progress and tracking their results," states Whalen, the MLA for

Halifax-Clayton Park. "It’s the responsible thing to do and it’s the

fair thing to do. It’s that simple."

"Our province has the highest per capita rate of Multiple Sclerosis in
Canada. We have the research capability and we have MS patients who

desperately want to be part of a clinical trial," Whalen says.

"The only thing we don’t have is a government willing to stand up for
Nova Scotians suffering from this complex and unpredictable disease."

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