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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...

Doctor in white coat writing on a clipboard on a table next to an infant dressed in blue and a stethoscope
By Staff, The Economist | 05.13.2022

Over the years, doctors have described more than 7,000 rare diseases, generally defined as those affecting fewer than one in...

fertilizing an egg in vitro
By Ariana Eunjung Cha and Emily Wax-Thibodeaux , The Washington Post | 05.11.2022

After numerous rounds of in vitro fertilization (IVF), Genevieve Pearson Adair was excited to have 18 fertilized eggs. But it...

test tubes in a lab for sperm donation
By John Anderson, The Wall Street Journal | 05.10.2022

“Our Father,” Netflix.

A horror story presented as too much of a horror movie, “Our Father” features interviews with the...

colorado state capitol with both the american and colorado flag
By Bente Birkeland, CPR News | 05.10.2022

Photo by Colin Lloyd on Unsplash

Starting in 2025, Colorado will no longer allow anonymous sperm and egg donations, under...

gavel and open book
By Alison Motluk, HeyReprotech | 05.10.2022

What will it mean for me if my state considers my embryo a "person"?

If my state considers an embryo...

a cartoon image showing how CRISPR works
By Michael Eisenstein , Nature | 05.09.2022

Two companies, Beam Therapeutics and Verve Therapeutics, are leading the charge of base editing therapies to the clinic. Last November...

he jiankui
By Samira Kiani, The Globe and Mail | 05.06.2022

photo by the He Lab

In October, 2018, I was invited to a secret meeting in Guangzhou, China. I was...

an anatomically correct heart
By Angelica Peebles, Bloomberg | 05.06.2022

Patrick J. Lynch, medical illustrator,
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Even after decades of drug breakthroughs aimed at...