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The impact of framing on policy passage: the case of assisted reproductive technology

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dc.contributor.advisor Berry, Roberta
dc.contributor.author Smith, Heather K. en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMember Rogers, Juan
dc.contributor.committeeMember Barke, Richard P.
dc.contributor.department Public Policy en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2012-02-17T19:18:37Z
dc.date.available 2012-02-17T19:18:37Z
dc.date.issued 2011-09-07 en_US
dc.description.abstract In the last 30 years, in vitro fertilization (IVF) has created a significant amount of controversy around the world. Within the U.S., policy movement has been limited, occurring primarily at the state level, which has created a fragmented system of rules to manage the technology. However, there appear to be indications that how the issue is presented, and which actors are chosen to be represented in legislation, may impact the passage of policy, thereby also providing a reason for why little policy movement has occurred. In this study, pieces of federal, California and Georgia legislation were examined for the occurrence of differing frames, as identified by the actors presented, in order to determine whether different frames occurred in passed legislation than those found in failed legislation. It was determined that, while actors did not differ significantly between passed and failed legislation, there were some slight differences between actors used at the federal level, as well between the different state levels. Even further, the presentation of actors and their interests did appear to differ slightly between passed and failed legislation. en_US
dc.description.degree MS en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/42774
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.subject Assisted reproductive technology en_US
dc.subject Public policy en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Human reproductive technology Government policy
dc.subject.lcsh Human reproductive technology Moral and ethical aspects
dc.title The impact of framing on policy passage: the case of assisted reproductive technology en_US
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dc.type.genre Thesis
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local.contributor.corporatename School of Public Policy
local.contributor.corporatename Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
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