Right-to-try and the Goldwater Institute’s views on the FDA

The right-to-try legislation guaranteeing that the FDA cannot deny patients the right to try experimental drugs was both championed and criticized by many groups. The conservative/libertarian think tank, Goldwater Institute, has been in the forefront of those promoting the legislation. The institute drafted model legislation upon which 40 state right-to-try laws and the federal law is based. Christina Sandefur of the Goldwater Institute took the time to provide answers to our questions laying out the Institute's stance on the relevant issues.