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
a woman in a lab coat looks at DNA under a microscope

Experts weigh medical advances in gene-editing with ethical dilemmas

By Rob Stein, NPR [cites CGS' Marcy Darnovsky] | 03.06.2023

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Human Genetic Modification

The UK Campaign to Legalize Germline Gene Editing

By Pete Shanks | 03.05.2023
Biopolitical Times
Human Genetic Modification
he jiankui in a light blue button up standing in front of a lab. The background is blurred

Does Gene Editing Have a Future in Reproductive Medicine?

By Eben Kirksey, The New York Times | 03.04.2023

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Assisted Reproduction

On Safety in Engineering Embryos: Engage the Brakes

By Pete Shanks | 03.04.2023
Biopolitical Times
Assisted Reproduction
a group of cells with the mitochondria dyed gold on a black background.

The idea of using a “three-parent baby” technique for infertility just got a boost

By Jessica Hamzelou, MIT Technology Review | 03.03.2023

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Assisted Reproduction
A gloved pink cartoon hand holding a cartoon vial with blue liquid and 3 pink embryos in it

Three-parent baby technique could create babies at risk of severe disease

By Jessica Hamzelou, MIT Technology Review | 03.02.2023

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Assisted Reproduction

Spotlighting Social Justice Before the Gene Editing Summit

By CGS Staff, Biopolitical Times | 03.02.2023
Biopolitical Times
Global Governance
a collage that shows various assisted reproductive technologies. It is composed of various cartoon images surrounding fertility that is white, blue, and pink. This is on a teal background.

Couple sues Pasadena fertility clinic after baby is born with stomach-cancer gene

By Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times | 03.01.2023

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Genetic Selection