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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...

By Yang Xi, Global Times | 07.24.2016

Zhang Wenyong, a 44-year-old father in Beijing, did a genetic test on his two daughters. His girls are only two...

By Daniel Bice, Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel | 07.24.2016

Jay Timmons and Rick Olson expected little legal trouble when they filed papers in Dane County Circuit Court last year...

By Robert Pear, The New York Times | 07.23.2016

WASHINGTON — Government scientists are seeking a million volunteers willing to share the innermost secrets of their genes and daily...

By Leah Campbell, Mom.me | 07.22.2016

In 2007, I became an egg donor for the first time. In 2009, I was diagnosed with Stage IV endometriosis...

By Michael Hiltzik, The Los Angeles Times | 07.22.2016

“Not everything in life is for sale, nor should it be.” 

That’s what California Gov. Jerry Brown said in 2013...

By Tamar Lewin, The New York Times | 07.21.2016

MONTECITO, Calif. — Even as she mourned the death of her 29-year-old husband from a rare genetic disorder, Sarah Robertson...

By David Cyranoski, Nature News | 07.21.2016

Chinese scientists are on the verge of being first in the world to inject people with cells modified using the...

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By New Scientist, New Scientist | 07.20.2016

HOW old is too old to have a baby? For many women in their 30s and 40s, that question nags...