News

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...

"MC0_8230" via Wikimedia Commons licensed under CC by 2.0 

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

the White House
By Jacob Bogage, The Washington Post | 09.03.2025

The conservative group behind the Project 2025 governing playbook for President Donald Trump’s second term is set to propose sweeping...

gene therapy and dollar sign graphic
By Dennis Sponer, BioSpace | 09.03.2025

Imagine telling a child with sickle cell disease that a cure exists—but it’s too expensive for their insurer to cover...

sperm
By Grace Tobin and Kirsten Robb, ABC News Australia | 09.01.2025

A secret audit of a major fertility clinic revealed that almost all of its donor sperm being provided to patients...

IVF graphic
By Grace Tobin and Kirsten Robb, ABC News Australia | 08.31.2025

A biracial baby was born to a white couple in Brisbane in an IVF mix-up that Australia's biggest fertility company...

Greenland
By Miranda Bryant, The Guardian | 08.27.2025

Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, has apologised for the first time for the forced contraception scandal in which thousands of...

image of human lungs
By Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times | 08.25.2025

Scientists have dreamed for centuries about using animal organs to treat ailing humans. In recent years, those efforts have begun...

IVF graphic
By Carter Sherman, The Guardian | 08.23.2025

For Erica L and her husband, in-vitro fertilization was the “nuclear option”.

After two years of trying to conceive, Erica...

gene editing graphic
By Vuyile Madwantsi, Independent Online | 08.22.2025

Imagine this: a future where parents could choose their baby’s eye colour, height or even intelligence.

Sounds like science fiction...