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

‘Deleted’ DNA Data Just Reappeared on a Popular Database

By Emily Mullin, Future Human | 01.21.2021

Over the past few years, the online DNA database GEDmatch has become a powerful tool for solving cold cases...

Society

Surprising Surge of Egg Freezing During the Pandemic Raises Ethical Questions

By Danielle Pacia and Jacob Howard, Bioethics Forum | 01.21.2021

In the midst of the pandemic, life has been put on hold in a multitude of ways. Many women are...

Assisted Reproduction

Media Elevate Eugenicists, Sideline Disabled Voices in Discussions of Covid Rationing

By Justine Barron , FAIR | 01.20.2021

In the sticky conversations around rationing life-saving treatments and vaccines during the Covid pandemic, corporate media have elevated some experts...

Eugenics