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By Carly Mallenbaum, Axios [cites Surrogacy360] | 03.29.2026
Without a federal law, surrogacy in the U.S. is governed by a patchwork of state regulations/
Why it matters: Confusing...
By Kiana Jackson and Shannon Stubblefield, New Disabled South | 02.09.2026
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This report documents a deliberate assault on disabled people in...
By Chris Kaposy, Impact Ethics | 05.19.2015
The journal Clinical Proteomics recently published an article describing a new experimental prenatal test for Down syndrome that...
By Azeen Ghorayshi, BuzzFeed News | 05.19.2015
On Tuesday afternoon, roughly 135 scientists, bioethicists, philosophers, lawyers, and policymakers from 25 countries wrapped up the first-ever...
By Charis Thompson, Ruha Benjamin, Jessica Cussins and Marcy Darnovsky, The Guardian | 05.19.2015
By Lisa M. Krieger, San Jose Mercury News | 05.18.2015
The debate over human "gene editing" has moved onto the national stage with a prestigious institute announcing it...
By Julia Belluz, Vox | 05.18.2015
Two years ago, scientists quietly developed a technique known as CRISPR/Cas, which allowed them to edit DNA more cheaply, more...
By Owen Bowcott, The Guardian | 05.18.2015
The failure by parents to register the majority of children born through surrogacy agreements has created “a ticking legal timebomb”...
By Olivia Gordon, The Telegraph | 05.18.2015
Joanna Rose’s father, if he is still alive, would be perfectly within his rights to refuse to have anything to...
By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press | 05.18.2015
More than 170 clinics across the country are selling experimental stem cell procedures for dozens of diseases and conditions —...