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This is the 10th 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 Osagie K. Obasogie in...

One of the most interventionist approaches to technology governance in the United States in a generation has cloaked itself in the language of deregulation. In early December 2025, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce a forthcoming “One...

There is growing concern that falling fertility rates will lead to economic and demographic catastrophe. The social and political movement...

In the U.S., it’s illegal to edit genes in human embryos with the intention of creating a genetically engineered baby...

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By Kristine Servando, Bloomberg | 12.05.2024

(Bloomberg) — A woman in Hong Kong had to travel to two different countries to attempt conceiving a baby on...

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By Staff, Reuters | 12.04.2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said on Wednesday it had entered into agreements with Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX.O), opens...

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By Staff, Center for Food Safety | 12.03.2024

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SAN FRANCISCO—In a precedential victory for food and environmental safety, a federal district court ...

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By Alex Loftus, BBC News | 12.03.2024

Thirteen women from the Philippines have been convicted of human trafficking in Cambodia for intending to sell babies they carried...

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By Josie Ensor, The Times | 12.03.2024

It was somewhere between the third and fourth child that Catherine Pakaluk had a revelation.

“There was this sense that...

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By Stefan Bernhardt-Radu, Aeon | 12.02.2024

In the 18th century, European scholars began to envision a more enlightened world in harmony with nature. The old aristocratic...

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By Jackie Davalos and Sophie Alexander, Bloomberg | 12.02.2024

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As Anya walked into the fertility clinic for an appointment to have her eggs retrieved...

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By Susan Dominus, The New York Times | 11.30.2024

In the days after Daphna Cardinale delivered her second child, she experienced a rare sense of calm and wonder. The...