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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...

A baby's fingers grasps an adult's finger.
By Hu Yuwei, Global Times | 01.22.2018

A Chinese woman surnamed Lin who paid 450,000 yuan ($69,200) for a baby delivered by a surrogate Cambodian mother now...

An infusion pump and bag filled with liquid is placed on a stand in a hospital room.
By Kristen V. Brown, Gizmodo | 01.22.2018

In the U.S., the first planned clinical trials of CRISPR gene editing in people are about to kick off...

Uncooked white rice in a circular bowl container.
By Bai Tiantian, Global Times | 01.22.2018

A genetically modified (GM) rice product developed by a group of Chinese scientists has acquired the US Food and Drug...

Gray scale image of an egg timer.
By Zoë Corbyn, The Guardian | 01.21.2018

My sisters, aged 27 and 30, are seated at their computers poring over the slick websites of companies promising to...

Gray scaled image, showing a woman who appears to be falling, with her hair covering her face and in motion.
By Andria Borba and Molly McCrea, CBS SF Bay Area | 01.21.2018

Young women see the ads on their Facebook feeds, in a college newspaper, even posted on Craig’s List.

They read...

Close up of a pregnant belly covered by a t-shirt. A hand gently rests caressing its side. The picture is filtered with gray scale.
By Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian | 01.19.2018

A new advanced test for Down’s syndrome to be offered to pregnant women this year raises the prospect of people...

A medical expert wearing gloves and a white coat, hold a needle as a patient extends their arm.
By Michael White, Pacific Standard Magazine | 01.18.2018

Last year will be remembered for many things, many of them not good. But here's at...

Microsopic image of red blood cells traveling through a vessel.
By Richard Harris, NPR | 01.18.2018

Researchers say they have taken a step toward developing a blood test that would detect eight common cancers, possibly even...