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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 Kristen V. Brown, Gizmodo | 03.15.2017

Over the course of seven years, Sezenia Tzeni endured seven rounds of in vitro fertilization. Typically, women undergo only three...

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By Katherine Drabiak, The Hastings Center | 03.14.2017

In the past few weeks media outlets have been reporting on the release of Human Genome Editing: Science, Ethics, and...

A person faces a maze on the wall and uses their fingers to trace a path within the maze.
By Nathaniel Comfort, Genome Magazine | 03.13.2017

"Can we cure all diseases in our children’s lifetime?” The pediatrician Priscilla Chan and her husband, Mark Zuckerberg, the founder...

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By Steve May, VT Digger | 03.13.2017

Charles Murray, who spoke recently at Middlebury College, has reprised “the best of eugenics” to inform his lectures and writings...

Drawing of the message "YOU." The letter "O" is drawn as a clock figure that is attached as if it were a kite, and being held by a silhouette of the grim reaper. The letter "U" is turned into a sign that reads "No U Turn."
By Rebecca Robbins, STAT | 03.13.2017

The life insurance business is all about betting on how long you’re likely to live. Now, one company is turning to the...

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By Sharon Begley, STAT | 03.10.2017

A little-noticed bill moving through Congress would allow companies to require employees to undergo genetic testing or risk paying a penalty...

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By Jordan Pearson, VICE Motherboard | 03.09.2017

But insurance companies say it's unconstitutional.

On Wednesday night, Canadian parliament bucked the Prime Minister to pass a law that...

A pregnant woman sits on patient bed in a doctor's office, with right hand caressing stomach.
By Catherine Joynson, Nuffield Blog | 03.09.2017

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics’ report on non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) was published last week, with a launch event in...