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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...

Image of a Roe v. Wade protest sign
By Fabiola Cineas , Vox | 07.13.2022

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To understand how the United States of America became a country without the constitutional...

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By Nairi Shirinian and Meghna Mukherjee, Ms. Magazine | 07.13.2022

It’s no coincidence that the world’s first IVF baby was born just five years after the 1973 Roe v. Wade...

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By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 07.12.2022

A volunteer in New Zealand has become the first person to undergo DNA editing in order to lower their blood...

DNA
By Eric B. Kmiec, Stat | 07.11.2022

Twenty-three years ago, the field of gene therapy was bursting with the promise of breakthrough treatments. Then it was almost...

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By Emily Baumgaertner , Los Angeles Times | 07.10.2022

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SAN DIEGO — As a single mother in her mid-20s, Lilly Frost was working as...

Image of IVF process
By Lisa C. Ikemoto, Los Angeles Times | 07.07.2022

A few days after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, Boston IVF, a fertility company with centers in six...

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By Jan Hoffman, The New York Times | 07.05.2022

Anna Nibley Baker, a mother of four in Salt Lake City, is reasonably certain that she and her husband are...

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By Anja Herrman, Teen Vogue | 07.05.2022

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While my generation has, up until now, always had the right to a legal ...