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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 Fiona MacRae, The Daily Mail [UK] | 01.13.2016
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Genetically-modified human embryos could be made in a British lab within months.

The fertility regulator will meet tomorrow...

By Andelka Phillips, The Conversation | 01.12.2016
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Getting your DNA sequenced is now so cheap and easy that you don’t need to see a medical...

By Lisa M. Krieger, Contra Costa Times | 01.11.2016
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BURLINGAME -- On the kitchen table of his cramped apartment, Josiah Zayner is performing the feat that is...

By Tina Vasquez, RH Reality Check | 01.11.2016
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California sexual and reproductive health organizations were dismayed to find that Gov. Jerry Brown’s $170.7 billion budget proposal...

By Natalie Morton & Sarah Bell, BBC News | 01.11.2016

The number of women using donated sperm to get pregnant is rising, but many find the cost of treatment at...

By Dane Halpin & Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Bangkok Post [Thailand] | 01.10.2016
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The evidence comprised little more than a data table, printed on a single sheet of paper. To Jane...

By Matthew Herper, Forbes | 01.10.2016
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What if a simple blood test could detect any cancer early, when it was still easy to treat...

By Brittany Malooly, VICE Broadly | 01.10.2016

The price for a single vial of sperm in the fertility market goes for anything between $370 to $890 dollars...