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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 Ganes Kesari, Forbes | 06.30.2022

One in four couples in developing countries is impacted by infertility. About 48.5 million couples experience infertility worldwide. Today, infertility...

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By ASRM Center for Policy and Leadership , The American Society for Reproductive Medicine | 06.29.2022

Today, the ASRM Center for Policy and Leadership (CPL) released a new report entitled State Abortion Trigger Laws: Potential Implications...

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By Nicolas Gutierrez C., The New Scientist | 06.29.2022

MORE than a billion people live in China, but researchers in the country have proposed the creation of a healthcare...

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By Sonia M. Suter, Slate | 06.29.2022

Much of the focus on the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has rightly been directed at the...

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By Ellen Trachman, Above the Law | 06.29.2022

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Author’s note: the Olsen and Rooks opinions use the term “pre-embryo.”...

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By George Maliha, Ravi B. Parikh , Scientific American | 06.29.2022

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Who is responsible when AI harms someone?

A California jury may soon have to...

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By Abby Ohlheiser and Hana Kiros , The MIT Technology Review | 06.28.2022

In the hours and days after the US Supreme Court announced its ruling overturning the constitutional right to abortion, tech...

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By Ariana Eunjung Cha, The Washington Post | 06.28.2022

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It had been barely 80 minutes since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned ...