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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 Andrew Pollack, The New York Times | 03.31.2016
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Medical testing done by the closely watched start-up Theranos was plagued by quality control problems that could have...

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By Abby Rabinowitz, The Virginia Quarterly Review | 03.31.2016
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Ulhasnagar, India, is in that part of the world where things are made. The city is known for...

By Lynn M. Morgan, PLOS Blogs | 03.30.2016
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The lack of access to reproductive rights in Latin America can have unanticipated consequences. The Zika virus outbreak...

By Michael Schulson, Religion Dispatches (USC Annenberg) | 03.30.2016
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When scientists first mapped the human genome in 2000, public figures celebrated the milestone in the language of...

By Kristen V. Brown, Fusion | 03.29.2016
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When the future of genetic engineering arrived on Sebastian Cocioba’s doorstep, it was affixed to the back of...

By Judy Norsigian and Timothy R.B. Johnson, WBUR's Common Health | 03.28.2016
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The egg market is growing.

As couples and individuals continue to rely on assisted reproductive technology to overcome...

By Tony McDonough, Liverpool Echo | 03.28.2016
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A laboratory that does DNA testing for the Jeremy Kyle Show has generated almost half a million pounds...