title: Does policy grow on trees?
abstract: Policymaking is both an art and a science. It is a long process of research, debate and consensus (where possible). The elaboration of the Framework for Responsible Sharing of Genomic and Health-Related Data serves as an illustration of this process.
authors.affiliation: Centre of Genomics and Policy, McGill University, Montreal H3A 0G1, Canada. bartha.knoppers@mcgill.ca.
authors.forename: Bartha M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Knoppers
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D032984:Ethics, Research; D030661:Genetic Privacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006291:Health Policy; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D038622:Internationality; D011050:Policy Making; D018907:Privacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*