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
On a black table, many items are displayed: cards fanned out, rollingdice, and poker chips.

A Baby or Your Money Back: All About Fertility Clinic Package Deals

By Ron Lieber, New York Times | 04.14.2017

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Biotech & Pharma
Illustrated graphic representing CRISPR as a mechanical wrench for machines. It is unscrewing and screwing in DNA strands.

University of California appeals CRISPR patent setback

By Sharon Begley, STAT | 04.13.2017

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Policies

Is Surrogacy Always a “Win-Win” situation?

By Ayesha Chatterjee, Guest Contributor | 04.13.2017
Biopolitical Times
Assisted Reproduction
Portrait of Oprah Winfrey smiling.

Oprah Winfrey on ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’

By Salamishah Tillet, New York Times | 04.12.2017

Aggregated News

Bioethics
Two young women of color carry shopping bags on their shoulders, and look down at their phone in their hands.

Hey Instagram, Don’t Tell Me When to Freeze My Eggs

By Liz Stinson, Wired | 04.12.2017

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Assisted Reproduction
A book lies open in the middle, propped up by a book stand. Out of focus, in the background are several other books and religious artifacts.

In Theory: Scientists may soon be able to engineer organs. What does religion have to say about that?

By Los Angeles Times | 04.11.2017

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Stem Cells
A smeared coffee mug sits on a little platter beside an opened laptop computer with charts.

No, Companies Shouldn’t Pay Women to Freeze Their Eggs

By Mary Ann Mason and Tom Ekman, Wired [cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 04.11.2017

CGS-authored

Reproductive Justice, Health & Rights
A woman of color holds a demonstration sign reading, "George Orwell, Octavia Butler, Margaret Atwood--They warned us!"

The March for Science… and Politics?

By Anne Fausto-Sterling, Gap Junction Science | 04.11.2017

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Public Opinion