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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 Matthew Herper, Forbes | 06.01.2015
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Invitae, the bold little company run by genomics veteran Randy Scott, today announced that it will offer any...

By William Ledger, The Age [Australia] | 05.31.2015
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All too frequently, I am faced with breaking bad news to disappointed couples in their early 40s who...

By Louis Doré, The Independent | 05.31.2015
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An NHS fertility doctor has called on the Education Secretary to include fertility lessons in the national curriculum...

By Mirah Riben, Dissident Voice | 05.30.2015
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The despair of wanting a child you are unable to produce naturally has led to a multi-billion dollar...

By Ellie Kincaid, Business Insider [Australia] | 05.29.2015
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“Test tube babies” are not that rare these days.

The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that...

By Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post | 05.29.2015
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The FBI has notified crime labs across the country that it has discovered errors in data used by...

By Gina Kolata, The New York Times | 05.29.2015
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Seven years ago, Congress prohibited employers and insurers from discriminating against people with genes that increase their risks...

By Alexander Capron, The New York Times | 05.28.2015
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There is a precedent for establishing internationally agreed-upon limits for new science, though it can be hard to...