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As someone who forms policy, I have been asked to share with you some of my observations on the multiple forces impacting upon and influencing the decisions of a policymaker. Today I will review some overall forces and then illustrate the decision-making process by describing a specific case, namely the enactment and implementation of abortion legislation in Illinois.
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Lashof, J. (1980). Forces Impacting on the Policymaker. In: Holmes, H.B., Hoskins, B.B., Gross, M. (eds) Birth Control and Controlling Birth. Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics, and Society. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-6005-9_38
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