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More Americans are turning to surrogacy to build their families, as the practice becomes more common and more publicly discussed.

Why it matters: As surrogacy becomes more visible and accessible, ethical, legal and cultural tensions become harder to ignore...

This is the first part of the 14th 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...

Without a federal law, surrogacy in the U.S. is governed by a patchwork of state regulations/

Why it matters: Confusing...

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

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By Miranda Bryant, The Guardian | 01.08.2023

The UK’s fertility regulator has called for an urgent update to the law around egg freezing as rapidly growing numbers...

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By Timothy Snyder, Thinking about... | 01.08.2023

When Vladimir Putin says that Russians and Ukrainians are one people, what he means is that Ukrainians will agree when...

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By Adam Beam and The Associated Press, Fortune | 01.04.2023

About 600 people alive today can’t have children because California’s government sterilized them either against their will or without their...

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By George Yancy, Truthout | 01.03.2023

As I’ve continued to think more about the phenomenon of “disability,” I am compelled to rethink “ableism” beyond a hegemonic...

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By Ruxandra Guidi, Sierra | 12.27.2022

THE CIELO VISTA WALMART Supercenter in El Paso, Texas, is located east of downtown, near most of the city's Mexican...

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By Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR | 12.23.2022

When Kathleen Aukstikalnis was expecting her first baby, she turned to a common prenatal test that a lot of her...

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By Dan Robitzski, The Scientist | 12.22.2022

Scientists have developed a new line of stem cells—all derived from the same person—that can be used to study sex...

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By Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times | 12.22.2022

UC San Francisco has issued a public apology after conducting an investigation into experiments performed by two faculty members in...