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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 Kashmir Hill, Fusion | 12.18.2015
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In 2012, Silicon Valley millionaire Ravi Kumra was murdered during a home-invasion robbery. During the investigation of the...

By Jack Stilgoe and Sarah Hartley, The Guardian [UK] | 12.17.2015
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In October this year, we were both called as witnesses to the House of Lords Science and Technology...

By David Jensen, California Stem Cell Report | 12.17.2015
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Directors of the California stem cell agency this morning approved an $890 million plan for the next five...
By Rae Ellen Bichell, National Public Radio | 12.17.2015
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Despite striking ethnic disparities in the incidence and mortality of diseases like cancer and respiratory disease, minorities are...

By Ed Yong, The Atlantic | 12.17.2015
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For Heidi Rehm, it looked like a straightforward case. Her lab at Partners Healthcare offers tests for...

By Alison Motluk, Canadian Medical Association Journal | 12.16.2015
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Not all Ontarians who are eligible for a funded cycle of in vitro fertilization (IVF) will necessarily get...

By Associated Press in Mexico City, The Guardian [UK] | 12.15.2015
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A Mexican state legislature has voted to close the door to foreign couples and gay men looking to...

By Rachel Emma Silverman, The Wall Street Journal | 12.15.2015
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Employers want workers to know what’s in their genes.

A handful of firms are offering employees free or...