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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 Staff, National Women's Law Center | 08.13.2025

INTRODUCTION

Baby bonuses. Motherhood medals. Fertility tracking. You may have heard of these policy proposals as solutions from the Trump...

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By Molly Gray, Nuffield Council on Bioethics | 08.13.2025

Human embryo at about 8 weeks
by Anatomist90, CC3.0

With debate growing around whether the “14-day rule” on human...

a green and yellow graphic with three babies increasing across the screen
By Zusha Elinson, The Wall Street Journal | 08.12.2025

BERKELEY, Calif.—Tsvi Benson-Tilsen, a mathematician, spent seven years researching how to keep an advanced form of artificial intelligence from destroying...

An early embryo
By Nicky Hudson, The Conversation | 08.12.2025

A baby born in the US has made headlines for a surprising reason: they came from an embryo that had...

British Parliament photo
By Harry Hunter, PET BioNews | 08.11.2025

The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology has announced plans to publish a POSTnote and called for submissions on surrogacy...

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By Natalie Gamble, PET BioNews | 08.11.2025

UK and US flags, by Tvabutzku1234, CC0 1.0

President Trump has signed an Executive Order to end birthright citizenship...

Protesting Against Monsanto and GMOs
By Staff, GMWatch | 08.10.2025

Protesting Against Monsanto and GMOs
by William Murphy, CC2.0

GMWatch has published a series of interviews with the late scientist Dr...

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By Aria Bendix, NBC News | 08.08.2025

President Donald Trump has nicknamed himself “the fertilization president,” but six months after he formally pledged to expand...