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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 J. Benjamin Hurlbut, Hastings Center Report | 09.28.2015
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On April 3, 2015, a group of prominent biologists and ethicists called for a worldwide moratorium on human...

By J. Wesley Judd, Pacific Standard | 09.28.2015

Consensus is not a word used when talking about assisted reproductive technology, or ART, for short. In the past, we've reported...

By W. Carson Byrd & Matthew W. Hughey, Washington Post | 09.28.2015
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This month, Jennifer Cramblett lost her “wrongful birth” lawsuit, which centered on a troubling ideology that...

By Jim Brown, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | 09.27.2015

If you're a would-be Canadian parent with a patriotic bent and you're looking for help conceiving, there could be cause...

By Kristina Davis, The San Diego Union-Tribune | 09.27.2015

SAN DIEGO — The fate of as many as 500,000 DNA samples collected from felony arrestees and stored in a...

By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 09.25.2015
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Scientists in Boston have come up with a twist on an important method for “editing” genomes that could...

By Elizabeth Church, The Globe and Mail | 09.25.2015

It was a promise on a truly motherhood issue. In the spring of 2014, the Ontario Liberals, fighting to hold...

By Kelly Servick, Science | 09.25.2015
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How much do your eyes water when cutting onions? Does fresh cilantro taste like soap to you? Do...