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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He Built a Server to Protect Indigenous Health Data

By Katrina Miller, The New York TImes | 02.05.2026

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U.S. Federal
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Subsidising Birth: Pronatalist Policy and the Rise of Assisted Reproductive Technologies

By Pei-Chieh Hsu, Taiwan Insight | 02.02.2026

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Policies
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The EPA just erased a century of public health progress

By Michelle A. Williams, Stat | 02.02.2026

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Biopolitics
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Why these women break the law to sell their eggs for IVF

By Diaa Hadid and Shweta Desai, NPR | 01.29.2026

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Assisted Reproduction
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It’s Time to Safeguard Genomic Data

By Lauren Hammer Breslow and Vanessa Smith, Bill of Health | 01.28.2026

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U.S. Federal

The Shameful Legacy of Tuskegee Is Still Relevant

By Pete Shanks | 01.28.2026
Biopolitical Times
U.S. Federal
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The ‘R-Word’ Returns, Dismaying Those Who Fought to Oust It

By Dan Barry and Sonia A. Rao, The New York Times | 01.26.2026

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Society
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Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’

By Mike McIntire, The New York Times | 01.24.2026

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Policies