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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 Stephanie M. Lee, BuzzFeed | 03.12.2016
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Two days after Christmas 1977, police found Shelley H. dead in her apartment in Long Beach, California. The...

By Alexandra Wolfe, Wall Street Journal | 03.11.2016
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Geneticist Jennifer Doudna, 52, is waiting for the day when she reads about the first baby whose genes...

By Gina Kolata, The New York Times | 03.11.2016
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At a time when genetic testing and genetically personalized treatments for cancer are proliferating, buoyed by new resources...

By Martin Enserink, Science/AAAS | 03.11.2016
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On 27 February, a court ordered the District of Columbia to pay $13.2 million to Santae Tribble, who...

By Denise Grady, The New York Times | 03.10.2016
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The first uterus transplant in the United States has failed, and the organ was surgically removed on Tuesday...

By Ike Swetlitz, STAT | 03.10.2016
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Medical students looking to score high on their board exams sometimes get a bit of uncomfortable advice: Embrace racial stereotypes...

By Corey Pein, The Baffler | 03.09.2016
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Narratives are made by the artful omission of facts. Never was this maxim more evident than in a...

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By Marcy Darnovsky, Washington Examiner | 03.08.2016

A new generation of genetic engineering techniques, collectively known as "gene editing," is being hailed as a game-changer in the...