Alana S. Newman

Alana Newman is the founder of AnonymousUs.org, an online story-collective regarding reproductive technologies. She is the co-author of Happy Couple Creed and regularly writes on matters of family and bioethics at AlanaNewman.com. Follow her on Twitter at @Alana_Newman.

November 10, 2014
The Human Person

November 10, 2014
Bioethics

Children’s Rights, or Rights to Children?

By Alana S. Newman

If it’s okay to buy and sell sperm, eggs, and wombs, then why is it not okay to sell other human tissues or organs? If it’s okay to sell one’s reproductive parts, why is it not okay to sell one’s sexual parts, as in prostitution? If it’s okay to pre-sell and pre-order children via third-party reproduction, what is so wrong with buying and selling children who are already born or conceived?

January 16, 2014
Education & Culture, The Human Person

January 16, 2014
Bioethics, Science

The Mother-Free Money Tree

By Alana S. Newman

If we believe that human beings should not be for sale and should not be trafficked or manufactured like products, and if we believe that women deserve better than to be treated as mere baby machines, then we must oppose third-party reproduction.

December 3, 2013
The Human Person

December 3, 2013
Bioethics, Culture, Healthcare

Where Do (Modern) Babies Come From?

By Alana S. Newman

“Eggsploitation” reveals the predatory practices of the fertility industry, which lures young women in need of money to undergo medical procedures that carry the risk of severe long-term health problems.

October 4, 2013
Education & Culture, The Human Person

October 4, 2013
Bioethics, Science

Going the Distance for Children

By Alana S. Newman

Adults are bending time and space to satisfy their desire for children by adopting long-frozen embryos.

August 2, 2013
The Human Person

August 2, 2013
Bioethics

What Are the Rights of Donor-Conceived People?

By Alana S. Newman

Third party reproduction corrupts the parent-child relationship and disrespects the humanity of donor-conceived people.

September 25, 2012
Education & Culture, The Human Person

September 25, 2012
Bioethics, Culture

The New Sexual Predators

By Alana S. Newman

Young women now have to defend themselves not only from stereotypical sexual predators, but also from older women and gay men who seek their eggs.

March 1, 2012
Education & Culture, The Human Person

March 1, 2012
Bioethics, Culture, Science

Reproductive Technologies and the Quest for Immortality

By Alana S. Newman

The fertility industry is booming because we desire genetic and memetic immortality—the preservation and reproduction of our bodies and ways of life.

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