News

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...

"MC0_8230" via Wikimedia Commons licensed under CC by 2.0 

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

By Susan Donaldson James, ABC | 06.25.2014
Untitled Document

Jennifer Lahl is on a crusade to outlaw surrogacy, the process by which women lend their wombs to...

By Cat Barton, AFP | 06.25.2014
Untitled Document

Lao Cai (Vietnam) (AFP) - When Kiab turned 16, her brother promised to take her to a party...

By Ruadhán Mac Cormaic, The Irish Times | 06.24.2014

The Government should explain what will happen to children whose parents break the law by entering into a commercial surrogacy...

By David Perry, ThisMess.net | 06.23.2014
Untitled Document Yesterday I published a guest post by Nancy McCrea Iannone, an expert on Down syndrome and pregnancy. I would...
By Patricia J. Williams, The Nation | 06.23.2014
Untitled Document

And if you go chasing rabbits, and you know you’re going to fall, tell ’em a hookah...

By Doree Shafrir, BuzzFeed | 06.22.2014
Untitled Document

I couldn’t tell you the exact moment I started thinking about whether I was going to be able...

By Mona Gable, Huffington Post | 06.21.2014
Untitled Document

In the fall of 2010, as my brother was dying of colon cancer, I learned a terrifying secret...

By Cathy Edwards, BBC | 06.21.2014
Untitled Document

Could an IVF kit that fits in a shoebox and some kitchen cupboard essentials provide hope for people...