re: Would you save a dying kid?

I am pretty sure the parents will have to sign something releasing the drug company of any liability since the drug is experimental but I could be wrong.

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and if this experimental drug kills the kid, will the Facebook activists pay the civil damages?

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I was wondering this. Perhaps this drug is at a phase where there's some evidence it might save the kid's life. But what if the drug company also has research showing it could just as likely kill him. Imagine Social Media blowing up over the big mean drug company giving drugs to a child that "they knew could kill him". They could be in a lose/lose situation here.