Society

U.S. Government Plans to Collect DNA from Detained Immigrants

By Caitlin Dickerson, The New York Times | 10.02.2019

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The Department of Homeland Security said it would begin collecting genetic data on hundreds of thousands of immigrants in federal detention facilities.
Genomics

A New Book Offers an Introduction to the Ethical Dimensions of Germline Gene Editing

By Adam Hayden, Science | 09.30.2019

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With Altered Inheritance, bioethicist Françoise Baylis has authored a vivid call to action that “aims to bridge the divides between theory, science, politics, and practice.”
Human Genetic Modification

It’s Past Time to Compensate Survivors of Eugenic Sterilization

By Emily Galpern | 09.25.2019
Biopolitical Times
Each passing year, more people die who would be eligible for reparations after involuntary sterilization in California.
Reproductive Justice, Health & Rights

Dr. Stuart Newman: “It Seems to Me That We Are Headed for A Techno-Eugenic Future”

By Mohsen Abdelmoumen, American Herald Tribune | 09.05.2019

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Prospective people are not any doctor’s patient, nor are they any future parent’s property to be made to order.
Animal Biotechnologies
Gene Editing

A Jim Wilson start-up will conduct the first FDA-approved tests of a form of gene editing in infants

By Harold Brubaker, The Philadelphia Inquirer | 04.04.2024

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Genetic Selection
Protest

Pro-Lifers Are Up Against a Real-Life Crisis

By Judith Levine, The Intercept | 04.04.2024

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Assisted Reproduction
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Patient With Transplanted Pig Kidney Leaves Hospital for Home

By Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times | 04.03.2024

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Society
IVF

Hospital at Center of Alabama Embryo Ruling Is Ending I.V.F. Services

By Emily Cochrane, The New York Times | 04.03.2024

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Assisted Reproduction
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Verve Halts Trial for Lead Gene Editing Program Due to Safety Concerns

By Tristan Manalac, BioSpace | 04.02.2024

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Human Genetic Modification
EGG FREEZING

What If You Hadn’t Frozen Your Eggs? For some egg-freezing patients, the grueling procedure can feel like more trouble than it’s worth.

By Rae Nudson, The Cut | 04.02.2024

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Assisted Reproduction
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Scientist who gene-edited babies is back in lab and ‘proud’ of past work despite jailing

By Justin McCurry, The Guardian | 04.01.2024

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Assisted Reproduction
Surrogate

Michigan governor signs act to decriminalize paid surrogacy contracts

By Sabrina Souza and Zoe Sottile, CNN | 04.01.2024

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Policies