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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers on Tuesday unveiled a proposal that would make Utah the latest state to let terminally-ill patients obtain experimental drugs that have not been federally approved.
So-called "Right to Try" legislation has been pushed by those who say the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval process takes too long.
The Goldwater Institute, a libertarian think tank based in Arizona, is pushing the issue in Utah and other states. Five have already approved similar measures.
The Utah legislation from Huntsville Republican Rep. Gage Froerer would give doctors the option of obtaining and administering experimental drugs to terminally ill patients.
Froerer and supporters say the bill will give hope to those who are terminally ill, along with the freedom to try to save their lives.
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