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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 Douglas Quan, Montreal Gazette | 06.25.2015
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Biological clocks ticking, some women are approaching British Columbia’s family lawyers with a dilemma: They want to have a...

By Press Release, kaine.senate.gov | 06.25.2015
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WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine joined Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Tom Carper...

By John Lauerman and Caroline Chen, Bloomberg Businessweek | 06.25.2015
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Tracy Antonelli and her three daughters suffer from thalassemia, a blood disorder that saps their strength, leaves them...

By Sara Reardon, Nature News | 06.25.2015
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The US House of Representatives is wading into the debate over whether human embryos should be modified to...

By Natasha Gilbert, Nature News | 06.25.2015
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A US company is the first to face penalties under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), a law...

By Charis Thompson, Nature | 06.24.2015
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This autumn, researchers and other experts will come together to discuss the scientific, ethical and policy issues associated...

By Announcement, Committee On Science, Technology, and Law | 06.24.2015
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The National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine are launching a major initiative to guide...
By Vandana Shukla, The Tribune [India] | 06.24.2015
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India is among just a handful of countries —including Georgia, Russia, Thailand and Ukraine — and a few...