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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 Michael Cook, BioEdge | 03.04.2018

“Three parent babies!!!!” was a shock-horror headline across the world when the UK was debating mitochondrial replacement therapy a couple...

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By Sujatha Byravan , The Hindu | 03.03.2018

The Delhi High Court recently ruled against discrimination in health insurance by United India Insurance Company involving a person with...

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By Gavin Evans, The Guardian | 03.02.2018

One of the strangest ironies of our time is that a body of thoroughly debunked “science” is being revived by...

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By David Jensen, The Sacramento Bee [cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 03.01.2018

Back in 2004, when California's stem cell agency was little more than an idea in the minds of researchers, its...

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By Ellen Trachman , Above The Law | 02.28.2018

Talk about a terrible effort at legislation. The latest embryo disposition bill out of the Grand Canyon State, SB 1392...

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By Kristen V. Brown, Gizmodo | 02.28.2018

In a massively ambitious project aimed at improving the health of its 3 million residents, the city of Dubai plans...

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By BBC, BBC | 02.28.2018

Guidance on how to start a family using a surrogate has been published for England and Wales for the first...

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By Ellen Trachman, Above the Law | 02.28.2018

Talk about a terrible effort at legislation. The latest embryo disposition bill out of the Grand Canyon State, SB 1392...