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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 Ben Doherty, Melissa Davey and Daniel Hurst, The Guardian | 10.09.2014

Details have emerged of an investigation into the case of an Australian couple abandoning one of their twins born to...

By Nathaniel Adam Tobias <strike>Coleman</strike>, Times Higher Education | 10.09.2014

“The British invented racism,” said the UK’s first “black female” MP. “Britain…almost invented racism,” said the US’ first “black male”...

By Pippa Stephens, BBC | 10.08.2014
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An advance in gene therapy may provide safe treatment to children with a fatal genetic disorder that leads...

By Keli Goff, The Daily Beast | 10.07.2014
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Many are outraged by the story of a woman suing a sperm bank for mistakenly providing her with...

By Bradley J. Fikes, UT San Diego | 10.07.2014

More than ever before, stem cell therapies appear poised to transform medicine — potentially curing heart disease, diabetes and paralyzing...

By Bradley J. Fikes, UT San Diego | 10.07.2014

More than ever before, stem cell therapies appear poised to transform medicine — potentially curing heart disease, diabetes and paralyzing...

By Louise Milligan, ABC | 10.06.2014

In August, Sydney-based biotech company Regeneus, which raised $12 million by listing on the stock market last year, put out...

By Dov Fox, The Huffington Post | 10.06.2014
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More than a million children in the U.S. each year are conceived with donated sperm or eggs. Sperm...