Vertical Diffusion and the Policy-Making Process: The Politics of Embryonic Stem Cell Research.

This article examines the influence of national government activity on the politics of embryonic stem cell research in the American states. Its analysis of bill introduction patterns between 1999 and 2008 suggests that President Bush’s nationally televised address on stem cell research and the debat...

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Published in:	Political Research Quarterly Vol. 65; no. 1; pp. 48 - 62
Main Author:	Karch, Andrew
Format:	Article
Published:	Sage Publications Inc. Mar2012
Subjects:	United States Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- Government policy Embryonic stem cell research Stem cell research laws United States politics & government, 1989- Federal government of the United States Political agenda
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost