Society

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

By Caitlin Dickerson, The New York Times | 10.02.2019

Aggregated News

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

Aggregated News

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
Hand holding a strand of DNA

Interested in responsible gene editing? Join the (new) club

By Martin Enserink, Science | 03.27.2018

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Human Genetic Modification
FDA building in Silver Spring, Maryland

The Health 202: Why the medical community is concerned about a genetic testing boom

By Paige Winfield Cunningham , Washington Post | 03.27.2018

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Genomics
A small, pink ceramic piggy bank is nestled in the middle of a woven basket full of golden eggs.

The Business of Making a Baby

By Lindsey J. Smith, San Francisco Magazine [cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 03.23.2018

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Assisted Reproduction
Black and white postcard ca. 1910 showing the Sonoma State Home (Hospital).

Forced sterilization programs in California once harmed thousands – particularly Latinas

By Nicole L. Novak and Natalie Lira, The Conversation | 03.22.2018

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Society
Picture of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Demand for American Sperm Is Skyrocketing in Brazil

By Samantha Pearson, The Wall Street Journal | 03.22.2018

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Other Countries

Assessing Public Opinion on Genetic Technologies

By Pete Shanks | 03.22.2018
Biopolitical Times
Society
Silhouettes of 4 people sitting in chairs. Word bubbles suggest that they are exchanging ideas.

Rethink public engagement for gene editing

By Simon Burall, Nature | 03.21.2018

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Human Genetic Modification
University Hospitals building in Cleveland, Ohio

Fertility clinic failures raise question of regulation in industry

By Ginger Christ, The Plain Dealer [cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 03.21.2018

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Assisted Reproduction