Regulating Assisted Reproduction in Canada,Switzerland, and the USA: Comparing the Judicialization of Policy-Making |
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Authors: | Christine Rothmayr Allison Audrey L’Espérance |
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Affiliation: | 1. University of Montreal, QC, Canada;2. University of Ottawa, ON, Canada |
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Abstract: | This article analyses the extent to which courts shape policies for assisted reproduction. While the USA is considered to be the most litigious country, Canada has observed a growing involvement of the courts from the 1980s onward, and Switzerland is characterized by a modest degree of judicialization. Based on national patterns, we would expect litigation and court impact to vary across these three countries. As the empirical analysis reveals, policy-process-specific variables such as the novelty of regulation, self-regulation by key stakeholders, and the policies in place better explain the variation in the judicialization of policy-making. |
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Keywords: | assisted reproduction courts and public policy court impact Canada Switzerland USA comparative public policy |
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