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Signed By the Governor: Maine Right to Try Act Rejects Some FDA Restrictions on Terminally-Ill

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:April 1, 2016
Post category:Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center

AUGUSTA, Maine (April 1, 2016) – On Wednesday, Maine Gov. Paul LePage signed a bill into law that sets the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients. Rep. Thomas Longstaff (D-Waterville) introduced House Bill 180 (LD180) last year, and the…

To the Governor: Maine Passes Right to Try Act Rejecting Some FDA Restrictions on Terminally Ill Patients

Post author:Tenth Amendment Center
Post published:March 23, 2016
Post category:Network Archives Sovereignty Tenth Amendment Center

AUGUSTA, Maine (March 23, 2016) – Today, the Maine Senate gave final approval to a bill that would set the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients. The legislation now moves on to the governor’s desk for his signature. Rep.…