News

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...

Pregnant woman holding an ultrasound next to belly
By Amy Julia Becker, The New York Times | 02.01.2022

Our 16-year-old daughter, Penny, wakes up to the beeping of her alarm. On her way downstairs, she picks up her...

a bunch of sperm surrounding an egg
By Libby Denkmann and Sarah Leibovitz , NPR | 01.31.2022

Consumer DNA testing kits like 23andMe or Ancestry have opened up a new world of information for children conceived using...

Couple standing on a world map
By Amy Molloy, Independent.ie | 01.27.2022

Irish couples expecting babies via surrogacy in Ukraine are expected to receive special diplomatic assistance amid concerns over the security...

Baby crawling within a DNA fence
By Ian Sample, The Guardian | 01.26.2022

Before your child is born, you have their genome tweaked to boost their stature, build and intelligence. When they head...

checking creatine levels
By Jill Neimark, Undark Magazine | 01.26.2022

"creatinine" by Lori Greig is licensed under CC 2.0

On the morning of June 19, 2020—Juneteenth, now a...

By Linda Geddes, The Guardian | 01.25.2022

Experts have warned against the “unproven” and “unethical” use of genetic tests to predict the risk of complex diseases in...

The cover of the report
By Rewire News Group Staff, Rewire News Group | 01.25.2022

A National Women’s Law Center report released today shines a light on the dark reality of modern-day eugenics.

More than...