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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 Kevin Schultz, San Francisco Chronicle | 09.01.2015
A state agency kicked off one of the world’s largest stem cell banks Monday in an effort to bolster research...
By Sara Reardon, Nature News | 09.01.2015
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After dozens of unsuccessful treatments, Eric Dishman started to suspect that his illness was due to something other...

By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 08.31.2015

Genetic counselor Emily Hardisty sat across from three salespeople from the San Diego biotech company Sequenom two weeks ago. The...

By Dhvani Mehta and Yashaswini Mittal, The Wire | 08.31.2015

On August 24, it was reported that the former Union Agriculture Minister, Sharad Pawar, had written to the Prime Minister...

By Carina Storrs, CNN | 08.30.2015
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A person may not have to "see color" to be racist. Some blind people, just like sighted people...

By Robin Marantz Henig, NPR | 08.28.2015
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With egg freezing being touted as a way for women to potentially expand future childbearing options, the viability...

By Matthew S. Bajko, Bay Area Reporter | 08.27.2015
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As a bill protecting the rights of same-sex parents who use sperm and egg donors advances in Sacramento...

By JTA, The Forward | 08.27.2015
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Nepal’s Supreme Court has issued an injunction to stop women from carrying surrogate pregnancies, depriving Israel same-sex couples...