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This is the 10th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring the history of eugenics and the ways it shapes our present. The series is organized by Osagie K. Obasogie in...

One of the most interventionist approaches to technology governance in the United States in a generation has cloaked itself in the language of deregulation. In early December 2025, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce a forthcoming “One...

There is growing concern that falling fertility rates will lead to economic and demographic catastrophe. The social and political movement...

In the U.S., it’s illegal to edit genes in human embryos with the intention of creating a genetically engineered baby...

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By Kiana Jackson and Shannon Stubblefield, New Disabled South | 02.09.2026

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This report documents a deliberate assault on disabled people in...

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By Jonathan D. Moreno, Hastings Center Bioethics Forum | 02.09.2026

When I began to write a book about bioethics and the rules-based international order, the idea that the world was...

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By Teddy Rosenbluth, The New York Times | 02.09.2026

Dr. Mehmet Oz has urged Americans to get vaccinated against measles, one of the strongest endorsements of the vaccine yet...

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By Ava Kofman, The New Yorker | 02.09.2026

1. The Surrogates

In the delicate jargon of the fertility industry, a woman who carries a child for someone else...

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By Alex Polyakov, The Conversation | 02.09.2026

Prospective parents are being marketed genetic tests that claim to predict which IVF embryo will grow into the tallest, smartest...

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By Leah Romero, SourceNM | 02.06.2026

An historical poster from 1977 created by Rachael Romero for the
Wilfred Owen Brigade in San Francisco, California. (Library of...

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By Katrina Miller, The New York TImes | 02.05.2026

Joseph Yracheta: The Native Biodata Consortium is the first nonprofit data and sample repository within the geographic bounds and legal...

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By Pei-Chieh Hsu, Taiwan Insight | 02.02.2026

Across the globe, the reliance on assisted reproductive technology (ART) to reproduce is growing. In 2019, the International Committee for...