Human embryos are far more likely to die than come to term, an evolutionary trait seen across species. Laws granting personhood at conception ignore built-in embryo loss, with potentially grave consequences.
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A moral philosopher explains what’s at stake in second-trimester abortions – and why they’ll increase in a post-Roe world.
Genetic mutations can impact our ability to reproduce – even via in vitro fertilisation.
A scholar of constitutional law and American religious history explains how the abortion issue has been historically rooted in religious beliefs, giving a moral certainty that law cannot provide.
A sociologist found in her research that many Americans who are opposed to abortion may nonetheless be willing to support a friend or family member seeking one.
Embryo glue and endometrial scratching are just a couple of the add-on procedures people can choose from.
50 years ago, a noted U.S. philosopher argued that banning abortion forces women to go above and beyond to help an unborn fetus. What other individual rights are at stake if Roe v Wade is overturned?
Some people seeking to influence public opinion about abortion rights claim the science is clear. It’s not, and that means abortion remains a political question – not a biological one.
An unknown number of people have lost their dreams of parenthood because of storage disasters at fertility clinics. These experts note poor government oversight and the need for stronger regulation.
Experts recommend adopted children be told about their origins, no matter how difficult the circumstances, but doing so is tricky for adoptive parents.
New research suggests the clitoris is equally as important for reproduction as it is for sexual pleasure. But the evidence behind that claim is up for debate.
Our new research has discovered what gives human sperm the strength to succeed in the race to fertilise the egg – and it’s all to do with their tails.
Did you ever consider that human beings might have a breeding season? Birth seasonality exists – and has interesting implications for childhood disease outbreaks.
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Professor of Philosophy and Integrative Biology, The University of Texas at Austin
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Law, Director of the Center for Religion, Law & Democracy, Willamette University
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Affiliate, Center for the Study of Religion and Society, University of Notre Dame
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Canada Research Chair in Ethics and Political & Social Philosophy, University of British Columbia
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Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University
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Research Fellow in Statistics, University of Michigan
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Mathematics and Data Modelling, University of Bristol
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Professor of Law, University of Virginia
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Professor of Psychology, Clark University
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Guest lecturer, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
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Associate Professor of Philosophy and Women's & Gender Studies, State University of New York, College at Geneseo
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Lecturer in Clinical Embryology, University of Leeds
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Professor of Evolutionary Genetics, University of East Anglia
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Professor of Genetics and Reproduction, University of East Anglia
