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
Gloved hand drops liquid into a vial labeled CRISPR

Using CRISPR to Edit Eggs, Sperm, or Embryos Does Not Save Lives

By Tina Rulli, STAT | 10.15.2019

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Human Genetic Modification

Why Has Abuse in the IVF Industry Gone Ignored?

By Pamela Mahoney Tsigdinos | 10.15.2019
Biopolitical Times
Assisted Reproduction
Megaphone in the colors of the French flag

Why an IVF Bill Is the Next Fault Line for the French Republic

By Camille Robcis, The Washington Post | 10.14.2019

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Assisted Reproduction
Yellow, blue, and green flame logo over the letters OHSU (OHSU logo)

Sperm Donor Sues Because His Medical School Misused His Sperm

By Ellen Trachman, Above The Law | 10.09.2019

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Assisted Reproduction
line drawings depicting apes evolving into a human

How Science has Shifted Our Sense of Identity

By Nathaniel Comfort, Nature | 10.08.2019

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Civil Society
Bottles of IVF hormones and a pile of syringes

The Business of IVF: How Human Eggs Went from Simple Cells to a Valuable Commodity

By Catherine Waldby, The Conversation | 10.03.2019

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Assisted Reproduction
Photos of Stuart Newman and Tina Stevens and the cover of their book, Biotech Juggernaut

Risking Women’s Health, While Widening the Door to Techno-Eugenics

By Tina Stevens and Stuart Newman, CounterPunch | 09.26.2019

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Assisted Reproduction
gloved hand holding a forensic DNA result

'Rapid DNA' Promises Breakthroughs in Solving Crimes. So Why Does It Face a Backlash?

By Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times | 09.25.2019

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Genomics