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ARTICLE | Politics, Policy & Law

Right to try prairie fire

Why industry can do little about right-to-try legislation

February 11, 2017 2:08 AM UTC

Having pushed legislation through 33 state legislatures with little or no opposition, right-to-try advocates are poised to win on the most important legislative battlefield of all, the U.S. Congress.

The relevant questions about federal right-to-try (RTT) legislation have shifted from whether it will be enacted to how quickly it will get to President Donald Trump’s desk, and if it will be possible to modify it along the way to address concerns from drug developers, FDA and public health advocates. ...