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

California Lawsuit Charges StemCells, Inc., with Putting Patients at Risk

By David Jensen, California Stem Cell Report | 07.17.2014
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A former senior manager at StemCells, Inc., which holds a $19.4 million award from the California stem...
Stem Cells

Proposed Gene Technology Could Alter Organisms in Wild

By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Boston Globe | 07.17.2014
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A powerful new technology could be used to “edit” the genomes of organisms in the wild, enabling researchers...

Environmentalism

Closing the Information Gap on International Surrogacy

By Elayne Clift, Women's Media Center | 07.16.2014
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Beth G. had eight miscarriages before she and her partner considered in vitro fertilization (IVF). The couple also...

Assisted Reproduction

C.D.C. Director Admits to Pattern of Unsafe Practices

By Denise Grady, The New York Times | 07.16.2014
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Under sharp questioning from members of Congress on Wednesday, Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease...

Environmentalism

California Lawsuit Charges StemCells, Inc., with Putting Patients at Risk

By David Jensen, California Stem Cell Report | 07.16.2014
Untitled Document
A former senior manager at StemCells, Inc., which holds a $19.4 million award from the California stem...
Stem Cells

In Thailand, Baby Gender Selection Loophole Draws China, HK Women to IVF Clinics

By Byron Kaye and Khettiya Jittapong, Reuters | 07.15.2014
Untitled DocumentAt 26, with a baby daughter, a Hong Kong mother and her husband wanted a second child. To...
Genetic Selection

Thousands of Scots Children Have Their DNA Stored on Police Database

By STV, STV | 07.15.2014

Thousands of Scottish children are having their DNA stored on police computers, new figures have revealed.

The total number of...

Technologies

Reaping the Whirlwind of Nazi Eugenics

By Kate Douglas, New Scientist | 07.14.2014
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Are some fields of scientific exploration so incendiary they should be fenced off and labelled "Keep out"?

I'm...

Eugenics