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
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Veterans with genital injuries aren’t getting the care they deserve

By Arthur Caplan, Wendy Dean and Brendan Parent, Washington Post | 11.09.2017

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Ethical principles for the use of human cellular biotechnologies

By Paul Root Wolpe, et al., Nature Biotechnology | 11.09.2017

CGS-authored

Global Governance
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More Gut-Wrenching Decisions About Abortion Due to Advanced Prenatal Testing

By Bonnie Rochman, KQED | 11.06.2017

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Genomics
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Anatomy of a Surrogacy

By Alison Motluk, Hazlitt | 11.06.2017

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The Public’s Distrust of Biotech Is Deepening. Commercialization May Be to Blame.

By Jim Kozubek, Undark | 11.03.2017

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Genomics
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Eugenics 2.0: We’re at the Dawn of Choosing Embryos by Health, Height, and More

By Antonio Regalado, MIT Tech Review | 11.01.2017

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Genetic Selection
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Revisiting Gattaca in the Era of Trump

By Osagie K. Obasogie , Scientific American | 11.01.2017

CGS-authored

Genetic Selection
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Do celebrities have a responsibility to reveal their IVF?

By Zoe Williams, The Guardian | 10.30.2017

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