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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 screenshot of a scene in the documentary The Power of 504, which highlights a victory in disability justice (reflected in Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act). Protesters advocate for the civil rights of people with disabilities. Some hold signs stating "Our biggest handicap is [HEW Secretary Joseph] Califano!" Caption reads "Sign or resign!"
By Ari Ne'eman, Vox | 11.09.2016

It’s the early hours of Wednesday morning, and I’m watching my friends fear for their lives on Twitter. We’ve just...

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By Shivani Nazareth, US News & World Report | 11.07.2016

A recent study noted racial bias in the genetic databases that are important to furthering research in precision medicine...

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By The 180 with Jim Brown, CBC Radio | 11.06.2016

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So you send your DNA off to an ancestry company, and get a report back that says you're...

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By Lauren Kirchner, ProPublica | 11.04.2016

Late on a hot August night in 2014, Syracuse, New York, police tried to pull over a car driving without...

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By Taunya English, The Pulse, Newsworks | 11.04.2016

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Often we think research and medicine are above the fray, but in an...

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By Lindsay Murdoch, The Sydney Morning Herald | 11.04.2016

Bangkok: Cambodia has moved to shut down its booming commercial surrogacy industry that has attracted several dozen Australian couples seeking to...

Side by side portraits of 2016 Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
By C.U.N.Y. Graduate School of Journalism, Scientific American | 11.03.2016

Plenty of sex, lies and videotape, but silence on pressing science policy issues from the presidential aspirants

In this election...

Illustration which displays the shape of Cambodia's borders, colored as if it their national flag. At the center, there is a red outlined temple.
By AFP, Channel News Asia | 11.03.2016

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia has become the latest country to issue a ban on commercial surrogacy after curbs on the industry...