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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What’s next for IVF

By Jessica Hamzelou, MIT Technology Review | 05.07.2026

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Assisted Reproduction
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Dead Soldiers Can Make Babies, But Should They?

By Meghan Davidson Ladly, New Lines Magazine | 05.07.2026

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Other Countries
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Laundering Public Health: Using Autism to Revive Eugenics

By Nanette Elster, Kayhan Parsi, and Art Caplan, The American Journal of Bioethics | 05.06.2026

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Genetic Selection
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These companies help parents try to pick their babies' traits. Experts are wary

By Rob Stein, NPR [cites CGS' Katie Hasson] | 05.06.2026

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Genetic Selection
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Senate Democrats call out the Trump administration for hypocrisy on IVF

By Julianne McShane, MS Now | 05.05.2026

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Policies
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Should surrogates be paid for carrying other people’s babies? And how much would be enough?

By Evie Kendal, The Conversation | 05.03.2026

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Policies
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America is worrying about fertility again. But it’s not really about families

By Sonya Borrero, Christine Dehlendorf, and Rachel Logan, Stat | 05.01.2026

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Policies
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J. Craig Venter, Scientist Who Decoded the Human Genome, Dies at 79

By Nicholas Wade, The New York Times | 04.30.2026

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Synthetic Biology