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

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

U.S. States

Using Light Technique, Scientists Find Dimmer Switch for Memories in Mice

By Pam Belluck, The New York Times | 08.27.2014
Memories and the feelings associated with them are not set in stone. You may have happy memories about your family’s...
Bioethics

Thailand’s Business in Paid Surrogates May Be Foundering in a Moral Quagmire

By Thomas Frank, The New York Times | 08.26.2014
PAK OK, Thailand — Soon after the first surrogate mother from this remote village gave birth, neighbors noticed her new...
Other Countries

British baby Gammy: Surrogate claims mum refused to take disabled twin

By Ellen Wallwork, ParentDish | 08.26.2014
A British surrogate mother of twins has said the intended mother rejected one of the babies because she was born...
Bioethics

When Big Data & Infants' Privacy Collide

By Alison Diana, Information Week | 08.25.2014
For decades, hospitals have conducted blood tests on newborns, checking babies for various conditions, treatable and not. Today's less costly...
Genomics

Medical dilemma of 'three-parent babies': Fertility clinic investigates health of teenagers it helped to be conceived through controversial IVF technique

By Steve Connor, The Independent (UK) | 08.25.2014
A private fertility clinic in the United States has launched an investigation into the health of 17 teenagers who were...
Assisted Reproduction

Stem Cell Therapy Rogue Operators Charging Thousands for Useless or Dangerous Treatment

By Louise Milligan, ABC | 08.25.2014
Watch the video in full here.

Transcript

CHRIS UHLMANN, PRESENTER: It's perfectly rational for someone who is desperately ill...
Bioethics

Will Lowering The Price Of Genetic Testing Raise The Cost Of Medical Care?

By Peter Ubel, Forbes | 08.25.2014

The first time scientists sequenced a person’s entire genome, it took more than a decade and cost hundreds of millions...

Biotech & Pharma

Interpol Investigates 'Baby Factory' as Man Fathers 16 Surrogate Children

By Kevin Rawlinson, The Guardian | 08.23.2014
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Interpol has launched an investigation into an alleged "baby factory" after it emerged that a Japanese businessman had...

Bioethics