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Bob Goodlatte: “I understand why countries want to have a compulsory license. If they have a life-saving drug and a company chooses not…”

On the recordJune 26, 2012
I understand why countries want to have a compulsory license. If they have a life-saving drug and a company chooses not to sell it in a particular market, they're going to use their compulsory license.
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Bob Goodlatte
Republican · Virginia

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Goodlatte discusses the rationale behind countries using compulsory licenses for life-saving drugs.

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