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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...

Railroad tracks are blocked by a buffer stop.
By GenomeWeb, GenomeWeb | 01.26.2017

The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) today issued a statement urging against clinical genome editing in human...

Four pigs pear over a metal bar.
By Hannah Devlin, The Guardian | 01.26.2017

Prospect of growing human organs for transplantation raised by creation of first ever embryos combining two large, distantly related species...

A newborn baby's feet are shown, with a hospital tag on the left foot.
By Jeff Lyon, The JAMA Network | 01.25.2017

Several years ago, a ray of light appeared in pediatric care when researchers devised a way to reset a child’s...

Three candles are lit in a darkened room.
By The Times editorial board, Los Angeles Times | 01.21.2017

As  part of the vile eugenics movement that swept the country during the first half of the 20th century, more than...

Against a shirt with black and gold stripes, a sticker reads "Do you care?" in a thought/speech bubble.
By Edward Hockings and Lewis Coyne, Ethics and Genetics [cites CGS] | 01.20.2017

KEY POINTS

  • UK biosciences policy has become increasingly motivated by economic considerations in recent years, at the expense, we believe...
A prescription bottle lays on its side, with pills spilling out of its container
By Robert Faturechi , ProPublica | 01.19.2017

After hearing from a company whose CEO was a campaign contributor, a congressional aide to Donald Trump’s HHS nominee repeatedly

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A suitcase is open, with money over flowing.
By Charles Piller, STAT [cites CGS's Marcy Darnovsky] | 01.19.2017

It’s been more than a decade since California launched an unprecedented experiment in medical research by direct democracy, when voters...

A pile of puzzle pieces are scattered.
By Kristen V. Brown, Gizmodo | 01.18.2017

Imagine a scenario, perhaps a few years from now, in which Canada decides to release thousands of mosquitoes genetically modified...