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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 Alice Park, TIME | 07.08.2025

Rare genetic diseases are challenging for patients and their families—made all the more overwhelming because symptoms tend to appear soon...

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By Philip Bump, Washington Post | 07.07.2025

There are a lot of questions worth asking about the New York Times’s report on Thursday about New York City...

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By Oliver Rollins, Los Angeles Review of Books | 07.06.2025

ON OCTOBER 7, 2024, in an interview with conservative commentator Hugh Hewitt, then–presidential candidate Donald Trump said of immigrants that...

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By Hannah Devlin, The Guardian | 07.05.2025

Scientists are just a few years from creating viable human sex cells in the lab, according to an internationally renowned...

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By Emma Haslett, The Observer | 07.05.2025

The controversial founder of a Danish sperm bank has launched a new app in the UK that allows sperm donors...

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By John H. Evans, Craig Callender, Neal K. Devaraj, Farren J. Isaacs, and Gregory E. Kaebnick, Issues in Science and Technology | 07.04.2025

The controversy around a ban on “mirror life” should lead to a more nuanced public conversation about how to manage...

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By Maoli Duan, The Conversation | 07.02.2025

Up to three in every 1,000 newborns has hearing loss in one or both ears. While cochlear implants offer remarkable...

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By Jamie Marsella, Teen Vogue | 07.02.2025

In March, at a White House event celebrating Women’s History Month, President Trump dubbed himself the “fertilization president,”...