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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Stem Cell Company Paid $443,500 to Former Head of State Agency That Funds Research

By David Jensen, The Sacramento Bee | 09.01.2016

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Biopolitics
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Two Women Pregnant after Having Ovarian Mitochondria Injected into Eggs

By The Japan Times, The Japan Times | 08.30.2016

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Genomics
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Sperm Donor at Heart of Canadian Lawsuits Admits He Lied to Company Xytex, Police Say

By Diana Mehta, The Canadian Press | 08.30.2016

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Bioethics
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Why Gene Tests for Cancer Don't Offer More Answers

By Jessica Wapner, Scientific American | 08.29.2016

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Genetic Selection
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Forget Ideology, Liberal Democracy’s Newest Threats Come From Technology and Bioscience

By John Naughton, The Guardian | 08.28.2016

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Religion
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Adopted Koreans, Stymied in Search of Birth Parents, Find Hope in a Cotton Swab

By Marie Tae McDermott, New York Times | 08.27.2016

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Other Countries
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Why India’s New Surrogacy Bill Is Bad For Women

By Sharmila Rudrappa, The Huffington Post | 08.26.2016

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Reproductive Justice, Health & Rights
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The Little-Known History of the Forced Sterilization of Native American Women

By Erin Blakemore, JSTOR Daily | 08.25.2016

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Bioethics