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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 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times | 10.30.2015
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When last we visited with the genetic testing firm 23andMe, it was in big trouble.

That was in...

By Lindsay Murdoch, Sydney Morning Herald | 10.30.2015
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Bangkok: A booming surrogacy industry chased out of Thailand and Nepal has turned to Cambodia, where many Australians...

By Rowan Hooper, New Scientist | 10.29.2015
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You have a 50-per-cent chance of carrying a gene that will radically change and then destroy your life...

By Yarden Katz, Boston Review | 10.28.2015
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Like much of our society, the American university is increasingly scrutinized through an economic lens. The value of...

By Nida Najar, The New York Times | 10.28.2015

NEW DELHI — The Indian government says it wants to prevent Indian women from becoming surrogate birth mothers for foreigners...

By Susan Gilbert, Bioethics Forum The Hastings Center | 10.28.2015
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Biomedical researchers are increasingly looking to Silicon Valley for access to human subjects, and Silicon Valley is looking...

By Cynthia M. Cale, Nature | 10.28.2015
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Earlier this month, the Texas Forensic Science Commission raised concerns about the accuracy of the statistical interpretation of...

By Harriet Meyer, The Guardian | 10.24.2015
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Women in their late 30s and in their 40s are being given false hope that freezing their eggs...