70.54.130 - Laetrile -- Legislative declaration. - Washington Statutes

Laetrile — Legislative declaration.

It is the intent of the legislature that passage of RCW 70.54.130 through 70.54.150 shall not constitute any endorsement whatever of the efficacy of amygdalin (Laetrile) in the treatment of cancer, but represents only the legislature's endorsement of a patient's freedom of choice, so long as the patient has been given sufficient information in writing to make an informed decision regarding his/her treatment and the substance is not proven to be directly detrimental to health.

[1977 ex.s. c 122 § 1.]