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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...

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By Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | 01.14.2025

A little-known gene editor, tested with help from a disgraced gene therapist seeking redemption, may have cured a 1-year-old boy...

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By GMWatch Staff, GMWatch | 01.14.2025

Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash

The planned deregulation of new GMOs (new genomic techniques, NGTs) in the EU would...

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By Jessica Hamzelou, MIT Technology Review | 01.13.2025

Lisa Holligan already had two children when she decided to try for another baby. Her first two pregnancies had come...

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By Melissa Dahl, Slate | 01.13.2025

Mia used to say she’d never do in vitro fertilization. It’s a detail that feels significant now, looking back on...

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By Tatiana Giovannucci, PET | 01.13.2025

Ten pregnant women and three others with their babies were repatriated to the Philippines after being pardoned by the Royal...

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By Emily Tucker, Truthout | 01.07.2025

As Donald Trump’s return to the White House looms, dismantling the most dangerous weapons in the arsenal of executive power...

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By Julia Métraux, Mother Jones | 01.02.2025

A new book, Predatory Data, by Anita Say Chan, takes on the
throughline from the rise of 20th-century eugenics to Silicon
...