CRISPR Genome Editing and the Future of Down Syndrome Treatment
The ethics of using safe gene therapies to improve the health and cognition of Down syndrome children and adults.
Eugenics
Diana Fleischman: Are Designer Babies The Future?
Evolutionary psychologist Diana Fleischman discusses IVF, artificial genetic selection, and her unique take on the Ethan Hawke/Uma Thurman movie, Gattaca.
Leana Wen Accused of 'Unsafe, Ableist, Fatphobic, and Unethical Practices' for Opposing COVID Mandates
The left-leaning commentator wants to get back to normal. So more than 600 experts want to censor her.
America's Cross-Partisan Dalliance With Eugenics
A new book pulls the curtain back—but only partway.
Belly of the Beast
A new documentary explores forced sterilizations in California's women's prisons.
Whistleblower Nurse Alleges Disturbing Number of Hysterectomies at ICE Detention Facility
The allegations are horrific and, as of now, otherwise unsubstantiated, but if true they would not be without precedent.
Rogue Chinese Genome Editor Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
He Jiankui's moral failings should not be used as an excuse to delay a technology that could prevent inheritable diseases.
Government-Enforced Eugenics Is Always Wrong
Parents, not bureaucrats, have the moral authority to decide whether to gene-edit prospective progeny.
Judge Reduces Woman's Prison Sentence Because She Got Sterilized, but It Was Totally Her 'Choice'
Paternalistic nudging in action
TNR Editor: Trump 'Turned the GOP Into the Party of Eugenics,' Which It Always Was
The New Republic offers an excellent example for progressives who want to discredit criticism of the president.
Should the Government Stop You from Gene Editing Your Kids?
Ordering people to reproduce in only government approved ways is tyrannical and unethical.
Should You Be Allowed to Gene Edit Your Kids?: New at Reason
State mandated eugenics is always evil.
In Darkest Indianapolis
A poor midwestern family is demonized by eugenicists and glorified by radicals.
