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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...

Rosalind Franklin Poster
By Editorial, Nature | 07.21.2020

At the centre of Rosalind Franklin’s tombstone in London’s Willesden Jewish Cemetery is the word “scientist”. This is followed by...

Margaret Sanger Statue
By Nikita Stewart , The New York Times | 07.21.2020

Planned Parenthood of Greater New York will remove the name of Margaret Sanger, a founder of the national organization, from...

All of Us logo
By Ashley Gold, Los Angeles Times | 07.21.2020

The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black and Latino Americans is no secret. Now federal officials have launched studies of...

Gene therapy
By Rob Stein, NPR | 07.20.2020

Jack Grehan, who was born with hemophilia, used to inject himself every couple of days with a protein he needs...

Voter Ballot
By Ben Trefny, KALW News [cites CGS] | 07.20.2020

In 2004, Californians approved a $3 bllion bond to fund stem cell research. That money has been pretty much used up...

Sleeping Baby
By Lizzie Widdicombe, The New Yorker | 07.20.2020

Ben and Abbie Rosenberg’s relationship got its start the old-fashioned way. Not their initial meeting—that happened on Jdate, a Jewish...

Holding a phone
By Natasha Singer, The New York Times | 07.20.2020

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When Google and Apple announced plans in April for free softwareto help alert people...

Artist's impression of data
By Sara Morrison , Vox | 07.16.2020

In the earlier days of the Covid-19 pandemic, many of the country’s public health departments, still reliant on fax...