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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 Staff, Gen-ethisches Netzwerk e.V. | 08.26.2022

The past experiences of Indigenious communitys with participating in genetic research have been predominatly negative. Therefore, Native American scientists like...

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By Hannah Devlin, The Guardian | 08.26.2022

Human genome editing and lab-grown eggs that could theoretically allow same-sex couples to have biological children are among the anticipated...

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By Sonia M. Suter and Laura Hercher, STAT | 08.25.2022

The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that struck down the constitutional right to abortion guaranteed...

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By David Jensen, Capitol Weekly | 08.24.2022

In a first in its 18-year history, the California stem cell agency has begun posting on its website a list...

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By Ellen Trachman, Above The Law | 08.24.2022

Earlier this month, California Representatives Adam Schiff and Judy Chu introduced the Equal Access to Reproductive Care Act, a...

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By David Dodge, The New York Times | 08.23.2022

During her 20-week pregnancy ultrasound last month, a woman living near the Utah-Idaho border learned she had a major rupture...

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By Jessica Hamzelou, MIT Technology Review | 08.23.2022

The way we make babies could be about to change. Maybe. 

An embryo forms when sperm meets egg. But what...