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Arizona Proposition 303, Medical Product Authorization for Terminally Ill Patients Initiative (2014)
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Arizona Proposition 303 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Arizona on November 4, 2014. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported permitting drug and medical device manufacturers to make products available to terminally ill patients that have completed phase one of a clinical trial but have not yet been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. |
A "no" vote opposed permitting drug and medical device manufacturers to make products available to terminally ill patients that have completed phase one of a clinical trial but have not yet been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. |
Election results
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1,111,850 | 78.47% | ||
| No | 304,971 | 21.53% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 303 was as follows:
| “ | ENACTING AND ORDERING THE SUBMISSION TO THE PEOPLE OF A MEASURE RELATING TO THE USE OF INVESTIGATIONAL DRUGS, BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS AND DEVICES. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | ALLOWS A MANUFACTURER TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO AN ELIGIBLE TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT DRUG, BIOLOGICAL PRODUT OR DEVICE THAT HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED PHASE ONE OF A CLINICAL TRIAL BUT HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED FOR GENERAL USE BY THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the Arizona State Legislature to refer the measure to the ballot for voter consideration.
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Footnotes
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