News

Surrogacy goes more mainstream

By Carly Mallenbaum, Axios [cites Emily Galpern] | 03.29.2026

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...

U.S. Federal

Eugenics and the Modern Synthesis, Part I

By Jessica Riskin, Los Ángeles Review of Books | 03.23.2026

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...

Civil Society

Surrogacy laws are all over the map

By Carly Mallenbaum, Axios [cites Surrogacy360] | 03.29.2026

Without a federal law, surrogacy in the U.S. is governed by a patchwork of state regulations/

Why it matters: Confusing...

Policies

Project Eugenics: The Rollback of Disability Rights

By Kiana Jackson and Shannon Stubblefield, New Disabled South | 02.09.2026

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This report documents a deliberate assault on disabled people in...

U.S. States

Egg Donation and Surrogacy Scam [Press Release]

By U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation | 02.16.2016

Allison Layton, who owned a California company called Miracles Egg Donation (Miracles), claimed she was in the business of helping...

Assisted Reproduction

There's No Excuse For Doctors To Treat Patients According To Race

By Amitha Kalaichandran, Huffington Post [Canada] | 02.16.2016
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This past November I had the opportunity take part in TEDMED as a TEDMED Scholar. The week consisted...

Human Rights

NC appeals court rules on eugenics cases

By Anne Blythe, News & Observer | 02.16.2016
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The N.C. Court of Appeals issued rulings Tuesday in a series of cases related to people who were...

Human Rights

The History of Eugenics in Quebec and at McGill

By Hailey MacKinnon, The McGill Tribune | 02.16.2016
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McGill University is known for its cutting-edge scientific research. Many may not know, however, that during the early...

Human Rights

Gene editing: The next frontier in America’s abortion wars

By Sarah Karlin, Politico | 02.16.2016
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Longtime combatants find themselves on the same side when it comes to manipulating the DNA of human embryos...

U.S. States

Is a Surrogate a Mother?

By Michelle Goldberg, Slate | 02.15.2016
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Last year, a 47-year-old California woman named Melissa Cook decided to become a commercial surrogate. Cook is a...

Assisted Reproduction

‘It smells of Big Brother’: Some question legality, effectiveness of Louisiana’s expansive DNA database

By Bryn Stole & Danielle Maddox Kinchen, The New Orleans Advocate | 02.13.2016
Untitled Document A dozen years ago, just after Derrick Todd Lee was arrested and tied to a string of killings...
Bioethics

'Rogue scientists' could exploit gene editing technology, experts warn

By Alan Yuhas and Kamala Kelkar, The Guardian | 02.12.2016
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A senior geneticist and a bioethicist warned on Friday that they fear “rogue scientists” operating outside the bounds...

Biotech & Pharma