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

First Personalized CRISPR Gene Editing Therapy Patient Baby KJ Discharged

By Jonathan D. Grinstein, PhD, Inside Precision Medicine | 06.03.2025

On Tuesday, 307 days after he was first admitted to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), KJ Muldoon went home after...

Genetic Selection

Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans

By Sheera Frenkel and Aaron Krolik, The New York Times | 05.30.2025

In March, President Trump signed an executive order calling for the federal government to share data across agencies, raising...

U.S. Federal

The Techno-Futuristic Philosophy Behind Elon Musk’s Mania

By Matthew Purdy, The New York Times | 05.29.2025

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As Elon Musk...

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The US Is Storing Migrant Children’s DNA in a Criminal Database

By Dhruv Mehrotra, Wired | 05.29.2025

THE UNITED STATES government has collected DNA samples from upwards of 133,000 migrant children and teenagers—including at least one 4-year-old—and uploaded...

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