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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 Lauran Neergaard, AP News | 11.03.2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first clinical trial is getting underway to see if transplanting pig kidneys into people might really...

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By Heidi Ledford, Nature | 10.31.2025

Late last year, dozens of researchers spanning thousands of miles banded together in a race to save one baby boy’s...

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By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 10.31.2025

A West Coast biotech entrepreneur says he’s secured $30 million to form a public-benefit company to study how to safely...

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By Emily Mullin, Wired | 10.30.2025

In 2018, Chinese scientist He Jiankui shocked the world when he revealed that he had created the first gene-edited babies...

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By B.A. Parker & Gene Demby, NPR | 10.29.2025

What do conservatives like JD Vance and tech executives like Elon Musk have in common? They, like other pronatalists, want...

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By Jing-han Chen, Global Taiwan Institute | 10.29.2025

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Introduction: Surrogacy Debates in

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By Bridget Rollason, ABC News | 10.25.2025

Five years ago, Liz Tripodi nervously touched down in Georgia, on Russia's doorstep, to meet her newborn twins.

At the...