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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...

Seven candles are lit in a darkened room.
By Vogue, Vogue | 10.04.2017

Chrissy Teigen is nothing if not candid—a quality that the model turned chef and television host is both adored and...

Four rolled up dollar bills are planted in an upright position in soil. A gardner's tool is blurred in the background
By Deirdre Fernandes, Boston Globe | 10.04.2017

At MIT and Brandeis University this week, newly minted Nobel Prize winners stressed the key role that federal funding played...

Several baby blocks are scattered on a hardwood floor, with a baby's feet in the background.
By Sarah Michael Hollenbeck, Shondaland | 10.03.2017

This essay has been condensed. It can (and should) be read in its entirety in "Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance...

A bird's eye view of a spiraling staircase cascading downward.
By Malihe Razazan, KALW's Your Call [features Marcy Darnovsky] | 10.03.2017

CRISPR, the powerful gene editing technique that enables the precise modification of genes, is revolutionizing medicine and biotechnology. It can...

Microscopic image of in vitro fertilization procedure in which a single sperm is injected directly into an egg
By Françoise Baylis, The Conversation | 10.01.2017

For several years, scientists have experimented on human embryos with a powerful genome editing tool called CRISPR to see if...

Block letters ATCG are positioned in a line, wtih one of the A letters in front, appearing to be erased.
By James Gallagher, BBC | 09.28.2017

Precise "chemical surgery" has been performed on human embryos to remove disease in a world first, Chinese researchers have told...

A male doctor examines a pregnant woman's exposed stomach as she lays does on a hospital bed.
By Alana Cattapan and Françoise Baylis, The Conversation | 09.27.2017

Health Canada recently sought public input into new regulations for the use of assisted human reproduction. The consultation process covered...