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

Is Ed Houben Europe's Most Virile Man?

By BBC, BBC News | 03.19.2014

In a farm house in north-western Germany, heated by a lively fire in a wood-burning stove, a bulky and bespectacled...

Reproductive Justice, Health & Rights

Technology: The $1,000 Genome

By Erika Check Hayden, Nature News | 03.19.2014
In Silicon Valley, Moore's law seems to stand on equal footing with the natural laws codified by Isaac Newton. Intel...
Genomics

Google Invites Geneticists to Upload DNA Data to Cloud

By Stephanie M. Lee, San Francisco Chronicle | 03.18.2014
Googling a person is about to take on a completely new meaning.

The Mountain View search giant recently invited geneticists...
Biotech & Pharma

National Perinatal Association Urges IVF Clinics to Reduce Infant Health Risks and Costs by Prioritizing Elective Single Embryo Transfer

By Press Release, National Perinatal Association | 03.17.2014

Binghamton, NY –For the first time in its history, the National Perinatal Association (NPA), representing U.S. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit...

Bioethics

Abbott Launches Sweeping Review of IVF Ethics

By Sunshine Coast Daily, Sunshine Coast Daily [Australia] | 03.17.2014

THE ethical rules governing the use of egg and sperm donations, embryos, surrogacy and sex selection for IVF patients could...

Assisted Reproduction

Can You Pass the (Deoxyribonucleic) Acid Test?

By Center for Environmental Health, Center for Environmental Health [with CGS's Pete Shanks] | 03.17.2014

For just $99, genetic test company 23andme offered to test your DNA for everything from heart disease risk to your...

Assisted Reproduction

OPP Faces Scrutiny Over DNA Testing Sweep that Brought Racial-Profiling Complaint

By Tim Alamenciak, The Star | 03.17.2014
Ontario’s police watchdog has launched a review of the DNA sampling practices of the Ontario Provincial Police after a complaint...
Other Countries

His Fertility Advance Draws Ire: Shoukhrat Mitalipov’s Mitochrondrial Manipulations

By Sabrina Tevernise, New York Times | 03.15.2014
BEAVERTON, ORE. — To most people, the word “mitochondria” is only dimly familiar, the answer to a test question in...
Assisted Reproduction