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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 Elizabeth Dwoskin and Zoeann Murphy, The Washington Post | 10.01.2025

MEXICO CITY — When she walked into an IVF clinic in June, Alin Quintana knew it would be the last time she...

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By Daniel Hildebrand, The Humanist | 10.01.2025

When most people hear the word eugenics, they think of dusty history textbooks and black-and-white photographs: forced sterilizations in the...

eggs in a petri dish
By Rob Stein, NPR | 09.30.2025

Scientists have created human eggs containing genes from adult skin cells, a step that someday could help women who are...

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By Claire Robinson, GMWatch | 09.29.2025

According to an article on BBC News, the Quadram Institute in Norwich is recruiting 76 people with low vitamin...

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By Aleks Krotoski, The Guardian | 09.28.2025

Imagine you’re the leader of one of the most powerful nations in the world. You have everything you could...

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By Jay S. Kaufman, Los Angeles Review of Books | 09.27.2025

This is the 10th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring...

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By Katherine Bourzac, Nature | 09.25.2025

A judge in New York rejected a request on 23 September to disqualify the use of cutting-edge DNA sequencing as...

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By Jeffrey Gettleman and Maya Tekeli, The New York Times | 09.24.2025

For some Greenlanders, sorry isn’t enough.

The prime minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, made a special visit Wednesday to Greenland’s...