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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 Meagan Flynn, Houston Press | 10.05.2015
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Five days after a Houston woman was raped by two men, she was driving down the street when...

By Eliza Barclay, NPR | 10.05.2015

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Women concerned about their fertility can use a test to help decide whether they...

By Laurie Zoloth, Cosmos Magazine | 10.05.2015
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Super crops and healthy productive farm animals; mosquito populations controlled without pesticides; a cure for cancer … This...

By Rachael Rettner, Live Science | 10.05.2015
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Ten women in the United Kingdom may undergo womb transplants as part of an upcoming study, but the...

By Kristine Mattis, Counterpunch | 10.05.2015
In August of 2014, the website Gawker revealed documents that demonstrated the lengths to which the global chemical giant Monsanto...
By Susan Donaldson James, NBC News | 10.04.2015
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John R. Brown had been on medication for depression and bipolar disorder since high school, but with personal...