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Without a federal law, surrogacy in the U.S. is governed by a patchwork of state regulations/
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This report documents a deliberate assault on disabled people in...
Attempts to distill the essence of “selfhood” have occupied philosophers for centuries. Consensus has been fleeting at best, but is...
A new high-tech, controversial law enforcement procedure has some people worried it threatens the privacy of our DNA
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Trying to have a baby with the aid of modern reproductive technology can feel like visiting a gambling parlor with...
The University of California has filed an appeal to overturn a February decision by a US patent tribunal that dealt UC...
Rebecca Skloot’s “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” was a publishing and scientific sensation earlier this decade that spent 75...
The other day, while scrolling through Instagram, an advertisement caught my eye. This happens often enough. Instagram’s ads, uniformly square...
Changing the name or gender on a government-issued document like a driver’s license has long included a frightening step for...
Scientist have begun to bring together stem cells that reorganize themselves to form ebryo-like structures. It won’t be long before...