Montana’s new “right to try” law is arriving with a sense of urgency for some families seeking medical options. The Technology Review story opens with Kris DeVault, described as desperate, as he looks for answers for his young son, Brody.
Brody was born in March 2023, and DeVault says it was not long before he began showing signs of developmental delay. Over time, Brody missed key milestones in speech, movement, and coordination, according to the excerpt.
When Brody was around two and a half years old, a genetic test became part of the family’s search for answers. The story frames Montana’s new law through families who feel that any potential path forward cannot come soon enough.
Editorial consensus: All three drafts agreed that Montana has a new right-to-try law and that Brody DeVault’s developmental delays illustrate why some families see it as urgent; some drafts added treatment-access details not supported by the excerpt.