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This is the 10th installment in the Legacies of Eugenics series, which features essays by leading thinkers devoted to exploring the history of eugenics and the ways it shapes our present. The series is organized by Osagie K. Obasogie in...

One of the most interventionist approaches to technology governance in the United States in a generation has cloaked itself in the language of deregulation. In early December 2025, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce a forthcoming “One...

There is growing concern that falling fertility rates will lead to economic and demographic catastrophe. The social and political movement...

In the U.S., it’s illegal to edit genes in human embryos with the intention of creating a genetically engineered baby...

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By Antonio Regalado, MIT Technology Review | 10.31.2025

A West Coast biotech entrepreneur says he’s secured $30 million to form a public-benefit company to study how to safely...

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By Emily Mullin, Wired | 10.30.2025

In 2018, Chinese scientist He Jiankui shocked the world when he revealed that he had created the first gene-edited babies...

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By B.A. Parker & Gene Demby, NPR | 10.29.2025

What do conservatives like JD Vance and tech executives like Elon Musk have in common? They, like other pronatalists, want...

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By Jing-han Chen, Global Taiwan Institute | 10.29.2025

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Introduction: Surrogacy Debates in

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By Bridget Rollason, ABC News | 10.25.2025

Five years ago, Liz Tripodi nervously touched down in Georgia, on Russia's doorstep, to meet her newborn twins.

At the...

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By Nahlah Ayed, CBC Listen | 10.22.2025

Egg freezing is one of today’s fastest-growing reproductive technologies. It's seen as a kind of 'fertility insurance' for the future...

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By Ben Foldy, The Wall Street Journal | 10.21.2025

AnnaMaria Gallozzi and her husband wanted to have a second child last year. Because Gallozzi has advanced breast cancer, the...