Because that would be something Jesus would approve of and we can't allow that

It is. It's called Compulsory Licensing.

There is also an FDA Shortage list (most countries have a similar list).
A drug on that list gives the government additional powers to allow companies to work around the parents.

I think this is why there has been so many "off-brand" weight loss drugs recently. Novo Nordisk had supply chain issues with semaglutide, triggering governments to allow other manufacturers

Kinda is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_license?wprov=sfla1

The issue is that the USA threatened to sanction India over issuing compulsory licenses https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/india-faces-us-sanction-threat/articleshow/30309068.cms

Oh look, 'Murica brain...
It's a common thing in a lot of the world. I've been on many medications throughout the years and all of them have had several options at each of the several drug store companies, and the default is always the cheapest. They always ask "are you ok with another brand?" if there's a cheaper one than the one written on the prescription.

The Gates Foundation had strong objections to releasing the covid-19 patents. I'm sure they had some sort of rationale that wasn't "this would set a bad precedent for M$ patents.

India did it.