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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 Karin Hammarberg and Catherine Mills, BioNews | 10.13.2025

The Australian fertility industry has been rocked by several recent cases of embryo and sperm mix-ups. With a lack of...

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By Abby McCloskey, The Dallas Morning News | 10.10.2025

We Texans like to do things our way — leave some hide on the fence rather than stay corralled, as...

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By Meagan Parrish, PharmaVoice | 10.10.2025

When CEO Ben Lamm steps into the spotlight, it’s usually to talk about his efforts bringing extinct animals back to...

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By Jared Whitlock, Endpoints News | 10.09.2025

When Nirnay Murthy learned about a treatment for his toddler son’s rare condition, relief quickly gave way to disappointment.

A...

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By Megan Molteni and Anil Oza, STAT | 10.07.2025

For two years, a panel of scientific experts, clinicians, and patient advocates had been hammering out ways to increase community...

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By Deni Ellis Béchard, The Washington Post | 10.07.2025

In 1949, when John Gurdon was a 16-year-old boarding school student at Eton College in England, his teacher described his...

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By Megan Mineiro and Caroline Kitchener, The New York Times | 10.05.2025

Kathleen Whipple and her husband had dreamed of a big family, but struggled to conceive.

Upon his return from an...