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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Why the hype around medical genetics is a public enemy

By Nathaniel Comfort, Aeon | 12.12.2016

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Human Genetic Modification
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Trump is considering a radical to lead FDA. That’s dangerous for public health

By Ed Silverman, STAT | 12.12.2016

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Biopolitics
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Historians seek reparations for Californians forcibly sterilized

By Ronnie Cohen, Reuters Health | 12.12.2016

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Bioethics
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Exclusive: Mexico clinic plans 20 ‘three-parent’ babies in 2017

By Michael Le Page, New Scientist | 12.09.2016

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U.S. Federal
DNA Printout

NY senator from LI introduces ‘familial DNA’ legislation

By Chau Lam, Newsday | 12.09.2016

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U.S. States

Trump, Science and Social Justice

By Pete Shanks, Biopolitical Times | 12.08.2016
Biopolitical Times
Bioethics
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CRISPR Heavyweights Battle in U.S. Patent Court

By Sara Reardon, Nature | 12.07.2016

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U.S. Federal
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Winners and losers of the 21st Century Cures Act

By Sheila Kaplan, STAT | 12.05.2016

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Biopolitics