News

Surrogacy goes more mainstream

By Carly Mallenbaum, Axios [cites Emily Galpern] | 03.29.2026

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...

U.S. Federal

Eugenics and the Modern Synthesis, Part I

By Jessica Riskin, Los Ángeles Review of Books | 03.23.2026

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...

Civil Society

Surrogacy laws are all over the map

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...

Policies

Project Eugenics: The Rollback of Disability Rights

By Kiana Jackson and Shannon Stubblefield, New Disabled South | 02.09.2026

"MC0_8230" via Wikimedia Commons licensed under CC by 2.0 

This report documents a deliberate assault on disabled people in...

U.S. States

Finding Risks, Not Answers, in Gene Tests

By Denis Grady and Andrew Pollack, The New York Times | 09.22.2014
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Jennifer was 39 and perfectly healthy, but her grandmother had died young from breast cancer, so she decided...

Bioethics

The Role of International Law for Surrogacy Must Be Expanded

By Lisa Ikemoto, The New York Times, Room for Debate | 09.22.2014
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Surrogacy forms the basis of a multi-billion dollar industry in the United States and globally. The top surrogacy...

Assisted Reproduction

Experts Provide Much-Needed Policy Analysis for Clinical Integration of Next Generation Sequencing

By Glenna Picton, Baylor College of Medicine News | 09.22.2014
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As genetic sequencing technologies continue to evolve rapidly, becoming part of clinical care, there is a critical need...

Global Governance

South African Egg Donor Sent to India, Realizes Agency is Scamming Recipients

By Miranda Ward, We Are Egg Donors | 09.22.2014
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Martene is a South African egg donor and a member of We Are Egg Donors. She is an active...

Global Governance

The Story of 10 Couples Who Fought Costa Rica’s Ban on in Vitro Fertilization

By Johanna Torres, The Costarican Times [Costa Rica] | 09.21.2014
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Andrea, a Costa Rican mother, stands in court before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Washington, D.C...

Bioethics

Interview: The Global Trade in Reproduction

By Carmel Shalev, BioEdge | 09.20.2014
Untitled Document Dr Carmel Shalev, of Israel’s Haifa University, is organising a session on helpful and harmful practices in the...
Assisted Reproduction

Fertility Clinics: What the Law Says

By Laignee Barron, The Phnom Penh Post | 09.20.2014
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In most instances, the practice of assisted reproductive technologies comes before the legal regulations are enshrined, and Cambodia...

Global Governance

Is Modern Technology Killing Us?

By Erica Etelson, Truthout | 09.19.2014
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"Science now makes all things possible . . . but it does not thereby make all possible things...

Biotech & Pharma