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

Genome Sequencing: A Costly Way to Save

By Randy Shore, Vancouver Sun | 05.04.2014

Whole genome sequencing has officially entered the medical mainstream and kicked off an era of truly personalized medicine.

California-based Illumina...

Biotech & Pharma

Not Your Everyday, Dull-as-Dishwater Paternity Case

By Michael Cook, BioEdge | 05.04.2014
An investigation at the University of Utah is testing the presumption that IVF clinics are delivering babies who are the...
Assisted Reproduction

Ending Discrimination in Surrogacy Laws

By Anil Malhotra, The Hindu | 05.03.2014
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Recent meetings on March 6 and 7 of departments and ministries of the Government of India, to discuss...

Other Countries

US Paediatrician Attacks Surrogacy

By Michael Cook, BioEdge | 05.03.2014
Supporters of surrogacy often claim that on the whole, women in developing countries benefit from the system, as they earn...
Bioethics

Hidden Clinical Trial Data about Lupron

By Lynne Millican, Impact Ethics | 05.02.2014

In 1989, I received a prescription for the drug Lupron from a world-renowned Boston hospital for treatment of endometriosis and...

Assisted Reproduction

Your Genes Are Obsolete

By Michael White, Pacific Standard | 05.02.2014

Today, DNA is central to modern biology, but scarcely a century ago biologists were debating whether or not genes actually...

Public Opinion

State Stem Cell Agency Hasn't Lived up to its Hype

By Editorial, San Francisco Chronicle | 05.02.2014
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The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has funded more than 1,750 published discoveries related to stem cell research...
Biotech & Pharma

Advancing the Disability Rights Perspective on Bioethics Issues

By Diane Coleman, Not Dead Yet | 05.02.2014
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Months of work came to fruition on April 25-26, 2014 at the Crystal City Marriott in Arlington, VA. ...

Genomics