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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...

Historical marker in Raleigh, North Carolina H116 which states, "Eugenics Board: State action led to the sterilization by choice or coercion of over 7,600 people, 1933-1973. Met after 1939 one block E."
By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press | 06.06.2017

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Some surviving relatives of people involuntarily sterilized by the state of North Carolina decades ago can't...

A mail-in kit, containing four long cotton swabs, placed in an envelope, with place holders for each cotton swab.
By Daniel Munro, Maclean's | 06.05.2017

The risks from home-based genetic testing kits to privacy as well as people’s health appear far greater than the supposed

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Black and white photo of a child's hand touching a parent's palm.
By Lindsay King-Miller, Rewire | 06.02.2017

Protecting abortion access for her, especially as conservatives try to push the definition of "life" earlier and earlier, feels just

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A hammer is shown in the middle, with several nails attached to a wooden board. The nails are dented and bent.
By Jim Kozubek, Boston Globe | 06.01.2017

Methadone Mile is a stretch of road along Massachusetts Avenue that begins in the South End and stretches north to...

A pregnant woman of color sits at a bench and table, looking down. Behind her, there is a lake and a tree trunk.
By Bernice Yeung and Jonathan Jones, Reveal News | 06.01.2017

In 1992, Congress passed a law to help protect in vitro fertilization patients after a series of scandals. It created...

Surrounded by a darkened vignette, a doctor stands looking down towards the camera against two overhead lights. It is as if the camera or viewer is undergoing surgery.
By Bernice Yeung and Jonathan Jones, Reveal News | 06.01.2017

Malissa Pineda was lying on her living room couch when her cellphone rang.

The caller’s voice sounded calm but insistent...

A person suited in bioharzard gear, examines a sample of corn in a field.
By Ken Roseboro, EcoWatch | 06.01.2017

Twenty years ago, proponents of genetic engineering promised that GMO foods would increase yields, reduce pesticides, produce nutritious foods...

Illustrated image which displays the letters ATCG (representing DNA base pairs) being built.
By Jessica Wapner, Newsweek | 05.31.2017

For the past few years, a new scientific tool known as CRISPR-Cas9 has been hailed as the future of medicine...