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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...

Black and white image of a baby laying down. The baby's hands and fingers appear gently curled and are the focal point of the picture. In the background, the baby's nose and mouth are featured.
By Susan Scutti, CNN | 01.18.2017

It was a first for the entire world: Using a controversial in vitro fertilization technique, doctors in Kiev, Ukraine, helped...

A doctor uses a plastic transducer for an ultrasound of patient's uterus.
By Sandy Ong, Newsweek | 01.12.2017

Natalie Fitzpatrick, 29, had been through three rounds of in vitro fertilization when her doctors suggested she try immunotherapy. Each...

A traffic light appears yellow to signify caution (rather than a green go, and a red stop)
By Ekaterina Pesheva, Harvard Medical School [cites Marcy Darnovsky] | 01.11.2017

In vitro fertilization has transformed reproductive medicine and sparked a number of therapeutic and diagnostic breakthroughs.

Now a new, still...

Landscape photo of the US White House. The American flag flies above the top and a water fountain flows in the front of the house.Trees are surrounding.
By Dylan Scott, STAT | 01.09.2017

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has promised to change Washington, and he surely will. Yet while he may play some wild...

Silhouette of a baby. The baby's back is turned away from the camera, facing a window with sunlight. A rubber duck and several other toys are placed on the baby's side.
By Jim Kozubek, Time, [cites CGS's Marcy Darnovsky] | 01.09.2017

CRISPR snips away risky genes—but even the bad have good in them

A young baby is fully dressed and sits in front of a laptop, interacting with the keyboard.
By Philip Ball, The Guardian | 01.08.2017

Comfortably seated in the fertility clinic with Vivaldi playing softly in the background, you and your partner are brought coffee...

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By Lindsay Murdoch, Sydney Morning Herald | 01.04.2017

Bangkok: A "human trafficking syndicate" has been hiring Filipino women to travel to Cambodia to carry surrogacy babies for foreigners...

A water droplet falls into a larger pool of liquid, leaving behind ripples to the surface.
By Michael Specter, New Yorker | 01.02.2017

Early on an unusually blustery day in June, Kevin Esvelt climbed aboard a ferry at Hyannis*, bound for...