Scientists are making inroads in understanding one of the central mysteries of human reproduction: Why do women’s eggs ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Saturday will mark a year since the landscape for abortion treatment providers changed forever in the U.S. In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court declared that Mississippi's 15-week ...

The Vatican’s top doctrinal office issued a declaration on the theme of human dignity on Monday that addresses growing concerns such as gender theory, sex changes, surrogacy, and euthanasia in ...

The family is the only natural and truly human context for procreation. That is the core message of a document released today by the Pontifical Council for the Family and signed by Cardinal Alfonso ...

Scientists have created human eggs containing genes from adult skin cells, a step that someday could help women who are infertile or gay couples have babies with their own genes but would also raise ...

The soul-elevating power of sexuality is, at bottom, rooted in its strange connection to mortality, which it simultaneously accepts and tries to overcome. Asexual reproduction may be seen as a ...