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

One-time CRISPR hit lowers cholesterol in monkeys

By Alla Katsnelson, Chemical & Engineering News | 05.19.2021

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A single shot of gene therapy lowers “bad”...

Animal Biotechnologies

Decades after a tragic failure, gene therapy successfully treats a rare liver disease

By Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | 05.18.2021

Twenty-two years ago, one of scientists’ first attempts at gene therapy ended in tragedy when a young man died. The...

Human Genetic Modification

University of Cape Town’s battle to tackle a racist legacy

By Linda Nordling, Nature | 05.18.2021

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In 2015, a giant crane hoisted a 900-kilogram bronze statue of the imperialist Cecil...

LGBTQI

Mixed messages: is research into human-monkey embryos ethical?

By Philip Ball, The Guardian | 05.15.2021

When King Minos of Crete was given a magnificent bull by the sea god Poseidon for a sacrifice, he could...

Animal Biotechnologies

How a Genetic Trait in Black People Can Give the Police Cover

By Michael LaForgia and Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, New York Times | 05.15.2021

When they carried the body of a 32-year-old Black man named Lamont Perry out of the woods in Wadesboro, N.C...

Bioethics

The Eugenics Roots of Evangelical Family Values

By Audrey Clare Farley, Religion & Politics | 05.12.2021

Beth Moore is still making waves. On April 7, soon after announcing her departure from the Southern Baptist Convention, she ...

Perspectives

Ethics of Surrogacy During COVID-19 Pandemic

By Cathy Sakimura and Emily Galpern, Men Having Babies | 05.12.2021

The COVID pandemic has placed new hurdles to having a child through surrogacy, complicating international surrogacy in particular by restricting...

Bioethics

US doctors group issues anti-racism plan for itself, field

By Lindsey Tanner, AP News | 05.11.2021

The nation’s largest doctors group Tuesday released a comprehensive plan aimed at dismantling structural racism inside its own ranks and...

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