Food
Plant Innovation in Europe: Patents and GMO Regulation
Recently three key areas have attracted special EU attention: sustainability, biodiversity, and food supply and security.
Plant Innovation in Europe: Patents and GMO Regulation
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Artificial Intelligence
Surveillance, System Avoidance, and the Health of People Formerly Incarcerated
Recent attempts to merge disconnected data systems within agencies reveal the government’s capacity for surveillance and population control, and highlight critical data privacy concerns.
Surveillance, System Avoidance, and the Health of People Formerly Incarcerated
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Global Health
Solidarity on Trial: The Criminalization of Abortion Activism in Poland
The prosecution of Justyna Wydrzyńska, a Polish abortion rights activist who sent abortion pills through the mail, marks a pivotal moment in the global struggle for reproductive justice.
Solidarity on Trial: The Criminalization of Abortion Activism in Poland
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Reproductive Technology
Whose Child Is She? The Genetics–Gestation Divide
On May 11, the Israeli Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited ruling in the case known as the “Assuta Embryo Mix-Up.” The case has drawn widespread attention in Israel and abroad — not just because…
Whose Child Is She? The Genetics–Gestation Divide
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Artificial Intelligence
Mind the Gap: Regulating Neurotechnologies in the Consumer Age
Developments in neurotechnologies, which interface with one’s nervous system to monitor, stimulate, or modulate neural activity in the brain, are progressing at a rapid rate.
Mind the Gap: Regulating Neurotechnologies in the Consumer Age
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Pharmaceuticals
The Global Risks of America’s “Most-Favored-Nation” Drug Pricing Policy
The U.S. government’s reliance on the most-favored-nation (MFN) pricing model — tying drug costs to the lowest price paid by other countries — is a politically appealing but structurally flawed solution.
The Global Risks of America’s “Most-Favored-Nation” Drug Pricing Policy
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Global Health
Africa Must Lead the Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance Through Hospital-based Antimicrobial Stewardship Initiatives
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global health threat, but its impact is particularly severe in Africa, where resistance infection rates and death are highest.
Africa Must Lead the Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance Through Hospital-based Antimicrobial Stewardship Initiatives
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Human Rights
Banning Strip Searches While Keeping the Status Quo in Brazilian Prisons
On April 2, 2025 the Brazilian Supreme Court decided that strip searches of prison visitors were unconstitutional except in “exceptional circumstances.” The decision is one step in the direction of reducing the mental and physical…
Banning Strip Searches While Keeping the Status Quo in Brazilian Prisons
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Genetics
The 23andMe Bankruptcy: Privacy Considerations and a Call to Action (Part 2)
After Part 1 of this series was published, 23andMe dropped its bid for an independent customer data representative and agreed to the appointment of a privacy ombudsman.
The 23andMe Bankruptcy: Privacy Considerations and a Call to Action (Part 2)
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Global Health
Introducing the Global Health and Rights Project’s New Affiliated Researchers for 2025-26 Academic Year
The Global Health and Rights Project (GHRP) welcomes four affiliated researchers from Argentina for academic year 2025-26.
Introducing the Global Health and Rights Project’s New Affiliated Researchers for 2025-26 Academic Year
