HealthWatch: More Parents Deciding Sex Of Children [Video]

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More Bay Area parents are spending thousands of dollars to select if their child will be a boy or girl. The rising popularity of the procedure concerns medical ethicists. Dr. Kim Mulvihill reports.

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Reproductive Tech That Promises Smart Babies Is Peddling Soft Eugenics

By Tania Fabo, Truthout | 02.28.2026

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The reproductive tech company Orchid recently launched a genetic test that promises a whole genome sequencing report for embryos. It is the first such test commercially available to couples undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) and claims to detect things like...

Society

Public Health, Vaccines and Modern Eugenics

By Pete Shanks | 02.27.2026

Biopolitical Times

Last month, we published “The Shameful Legacy of Tuskegee” which focused on a proposed experiment in Guinea-Bissau. The study’s plan echoed the notorious Tuskegee disaster, withholding safe, effective vaccines against hepatitis B from some newborns while inoculating others. It was to be financed by the U.S. but performed by a controversial Danish team. That project provoked a multi-national outcry, leading to a remarkable response from the World Health Organization:

WHO has significant concerns regarding the study’s scientific...

Bioethics

The Future Of Fertility In 2026

By Jenn White, NPR | 02.26.2026

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Millions of people struggle to become pregnant in the U.S. And in 2024, fertility rates reached a new low, according to CDC data. Women are also waiting longer to have kids, while a growing number are deciding to opt out...

U.S. Federal

When sperm crosses borders, national safeguards fall short

By Vittoria Vardanega, SWI swissinfo.ch | 02.13.2026

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In recent years, sperm donation has produced family trees of unprecedented size, stretching across countries and, in some cases, continents. Stories of “mass donors” have captured public attention, most recently through the Netflix documentary series, The Man with 1,000 Kids...

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HealthWatch: More Parents Deciding Sex Of Children [Video]

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