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

We Are Not Ready to Edit Human Embryos Yet

By J. Craig Venter, Time | 02.02.2016
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Unless we have sufficient knowledge and wisdom we should not proceed

Discussions on human genome modifications to eliminate...

Assisted Reproduction

Britian has jumped the gun on gene editing

By Donna Dickenson, Telegraph [UK] | 02.02.2016
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For the first time Britain’s Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has granted researchers permission to use a...

Bioethics

DNA Got a Kid Kicked Out of School—And It’ll Happen Again

By Sarah Zhang, Wired | 02.01.2016
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A few weeks into sixth grade, Colman Chadam had to leave school because of his DNA.

The situation...

Biopolitics

Debating UK approval of gene editing in human embryos<br> [MP3]

By Flagged | 02.01.2016

 

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In a landmark decision that some ethicists warned is a step down the path...

Genomics

A Conversation With ‘No Más Bebés’ Filmmakers Virginia Espino and Renee Tajima-Peña

By Tina Vasquez, RH Reality Check | 02.01.2016
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When Consuelo Hermosillo stands in front of audiences at colleges in Southern California and shares her story of...

Technologies

Britain approves controversial gene-editing experiments

By Maria Cheng, Associated Press | 02.01.2016
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In a landmark decision that some ethicists warned is a step down the path toward "designer babies," Britain...

Human Genetic Modification

U.K. Scientists Given OK to Use ‘Gene Editing’ on Human Embryos

By David Mills, Healthline | 02.01.2016
In the next few months, scientists in the United Kingdom are expected to begin experiments in which they will use...
Human Genetic Modification

A Conversation With "No Más Bebés" Filmmakers Virginia Espino and Renee Tajima-Peña

By Tina Vasquez, RH Reality Check | 02.01.2016

When Consuelo Hermosillo stands in front of audiences at colleges in Southern California and shares her story of being one...

Eugenics