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The '''Right to Try Act''' enables certain patients to access medication and treatments that have not been fully approved by the [[FDA]].  Signed into law by President [[Donald Trump]] in June 2018, the Right to Try Act was passed over the objections of [[Democrats]], the [[FDA]], and [[Big Pharma]].

The '''Right to Try Act''' enables certain patients to access medication and treatments that have not been fully approved by the [[FDA]].  Signed into law by President [[Donald Trump]] in June 2018, the Right to Try Act was passed over the objections of [[Democrats]], the [[FDA]], and [[Big Pharma]].  [[House]] Representative [[Andy Biggs]] (R-AZ) and Senator [[Ron Johnson]] (R-WI) were leaders in enacting this [[populism|populist]] legislation.

At the time of passage, right-to-try laws already existed in 38 states to protect patients and their physicians against retaliation by the states:<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/22/health/federal-right-to-try-explainer/index.html</ref>

At the time of passage, right-to-try laws already existed in 38 states to protect patients and their physicians against retaliation by the states:<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/22/health/federal-right-to-try-explainer/index.html</ref>