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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 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,”...

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By Maren Behrensen, Tech Policy Press | 07.02.2025

Why is it dangerous when corporate executives, entrepreneurs and investors with enormous wealth and power collectively control the development and...

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By Joel Kotkin, UnHerd | 07.01.2025

Visionaries, dreamers, and autocrats have long dreamt of reshaping humanity to their preferred model. In the last century, eugenics was...

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By Al Letson, Reveal | 06.28.2025

Photo "Elon Musk Presenting Tesla's Fully Autonomous Future" by  on Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

What do Silicon...

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By Pat Duggins, Alabama Public Radio | 06.27.2025

PAT DUGGINS-- If I were to say, ‘man, have you seen the price of eggs these days?’ You're probably thinking...

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By Pallab Gosh and Gwyndaf Hughes, BBC News | 06.26.2025

Work has begun on a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life from scratch, in what is...

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By Sophie Alexander and Ike Swetlitz, Bloomberg | 06.25.2025

A California-startup focused on genetically editing human embryos — a step toward creating so-called designer babies — is raising money...