News

Surrogacy goes more mainstream

By Carly Mallenbaum, Axios [cites Emily Galpern] | 03.29.2026

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...

U.S. Federal

Eugenics and the Modern Synthesis, Part I

By Jessica Riskin, Los Ángeles Review of Books | 03.23.2026

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...

Civil Society

Surrogacy laws are all over the map

By Carly Mallenbaum, Axios [cites Surrogacy360] | 03.29.2026

Without a federal law, surrogacy in the U.S. is governed by a patchwork of state regulations/

Why it matters: Confusing...

Policies

Project Eugenics: The Rollback of Disability Rights

By Kiana Jackson and Shannon Stubblefield, New Disabled South | 02.09.2026

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This report documents a deliberate assault on disabled people in...

U.S. States

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Trump moves to push employers on IVF coverage and lower fertility drug costs

By Carter Sherman, The Guardian | 10.16.2025

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Policies

Exposure to any germs could've killed her. 11 years later, she's living a normal life thanks to a gene therapy treatment.

By Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News | 10.15.2025

Two months after she was born, Eliana Nachem got a cough that wouldn’t go away. Three weeks later, she also...

Genomics

Inside FDA, career staffers describe how political pressure is influencing their work

By Lizzy Lawrence, Stat News | 10.14.2025

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Stem Cells

Time to end self-regulation of the Australian fertility industry

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...

Policies

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Will it be the Wild West for designer babies?

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...

Genetic Selection

Beyond dire wolves: Could Colossal’s de-extinction work transform human health?

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...

Assisted Reproduction

In China, a low-cost push to rival a life-saving, $2M medicine

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.

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Other Countries

They advised federal health agencies on the ethics and impact of scientific research. They’re no longer wanted

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...

Genomics