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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...

Setting is in bright surgery room. 3 individuals are surround a body covered in a teal sheet and they are all wearing full teal hospital scrubs and white face masks.
By Rachel Becker, The Verge | 04.26.2018

A veteran of the US Armed Forces has a new penis and scrotum after the most extensive penis transplant yet, ...

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By Telesur, Telesur TV | 04.26.2018

At least 2,000 people have filed lawsuits against the sterilizations, and official data says that 18 women died as a

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By Samantha Young, The Washington Post | 04.25.2018

Rosie Zaballos liked to host playtime tea parties and was sweet to everyone she met. But her older brother worried...

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By Eric Boodman, STAT | 04.25.2018

As soon as she saw her baby, Sarah Yaroch knew. Her father had the disorder, as did her nephew...

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By Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times | 04.24.2018

One day last March, Kristin Comella took to the podium at a conference sponsored by the Academy of Regenerative Practices...

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By Kathleen Pierce, Nursing Clio | 04.24.2018

The direct-to-consumer genetic testing company 23andme has recently been described by journalist Erika Check Hayden as a “unicorn.”1 For...

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By Jennifer Schmidt and Thomas Lu, NPR | 04.23.2018

The day was June 4, 1924. A dark-haired girl, just 17 years old, was admitted to the Virginia State Colony...

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By Deborah Netburn, Los AngelesTimes | 04.23.2018

Biology textbooks may be due for a rewrite.

For the first time, scientists have detected a DNA structure inside living...