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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 Cathy Edwards, BBC | 06.21.2014
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Could an IVF kit that fits in a shoebox and some kitchen cupboard essentials provide hope for people...

By Cathy Edwards, BBC | 06.21.2014
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Could an IVF kit that fits in a shoebox and some kitchen cupboard essentials provide hope for people...

By Cathy Edwards, BBC | 06.21.2014
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Could an IVF kit that fits in a shoebox and some kitchen cupboard essentials provide hope for people...

By BBC, BBC | 06.20.2014

Kiran and Bina Salvi, from Bolton, travelled out three months ago to collect their surrogate twins.

Labour MP Julie Hilling...

By Timothy Caulfield, Toronto Globe and Mail | 06.20.2014
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Who owns your tissue? Do you have a right to control what happens to your cells and all...

By Xavier Symons, BioEdge | 06.20.2014
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A new article in Bioethics criticises the moral bioenhancement debate as misguided and founded on gratuitous assumptions. 

The...

By Corey G. Johnson, CFIR | 06.19.2014
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The California state auditor today blasted federal and state oversight of sterilization surgeries for female prison inmates, finding numerous illegal...

By Steven Rose, The Guardian | 06.19.2014
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Fantasies of human enhancement have a long history, from early myths about supernormal strength and eternal life to 20th-century...