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

Uzbekistan Is Using Genetic Testing to Find Future Olympians

By Ron Synovitz and Zamira Eshanova, The Atlantic | 02.06.2014

The idea of using genetic testing to spot future world-class athletes has been bandied about for years. Now, Uzbekistan hopes...

Other Countries

To Catch a Killer Gene: Sisters Race to Stop Mystery Disease

By Tony Dokoupil, NBC News | 02.06.2014

Days before she ended her pregnancy, Joselin Linder was thrilled to imagine herself as a parent. She was 37, newly-married...

Bioethics

Judges Side with FDA on Stem Cells

By Kerry Grens, The Scientist | 02.06.2014

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week (February 4) that culturing a patient’s stem cells for therapeutic use...

Biopolitics

Worlds, and Wombs, Collide in Kansas Bill Criminalizing Surrogate Pregnancy Contracts

By Patricia J. Williams, The Nation | 02.05.2014

In late January, Kansas State Senator Mary Pilcher-Cook introduced a bill that would have criminalized the use of surrogate contracts...

Technologies

Genetics for the People?

By Donna Dickenson, Project Syndicate | 02.05.2014

LONDON – “Your genetic information should be controlled by you,” declares an advertisement for the American direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic-testing firm...

Genomics