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Written as part of a recent Harvard Law School faculty essay collection America Unfinished: 250 Years of Law and Governance, I. Glenn Cohen’s article on reproductive technology covers how surrogacy, embryo disputes, and synthetic gametes raise profound, unanswered questions about liberty and equality.

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PFC Faculty Director I. Glenn Cohen is featured this week on the CNN podcast Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta. In the episode, “Your Checklist for Medical Care Abroad,” Gupta and Cohen discuss the recent uptick in Americans traveling abroad for medical care, also called medical tourism. Cohen, who has written a book on the topic, shares advice on how to vet providers, understand risks, and ask the right questions.

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In the Harvard Gazette: You’re getting a divorce. What happens to the frozen embryo?

A panel of experts attempted to untangle some of the thorniest issues at play during a recent Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law, Biotechnology, and Bioethics event titled “Hot Topics in Embryo Law and Ethics.”

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President Trump’s recent executive order directing federal agencies to accelerate the development and review of psychedelic therapies has generated widespread interest and renewed optimism about expanding treatment options for serious mental health conditions. Authors I. Glenn Cohen, Holly Fernandez Lynch, and Amy McGuire argue that while the executive order represents an important federal commitment to advancing psychedelic medicine, many of its provisions rely on authorities the federal government already possesses. As a result, the practical impact may be more modest than most advocates expect.

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I. Glenn Cohen and Rochelle Walensky

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This interview focuses on Dr. Walensky’s career as an infectious disease clinician focused on HIV/AIDS, her experience leading the CDC during COVID-19, and her reflections on public health infrastructure in the United States and internationally.

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