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- Synopsis
- Asks whether it is right for childless couples to ‘rent a womb’ and pay for the services of a surrogate mother. Kim Cotton, Britain’s first surrogate mother argues that we should learn from Bill Handel, whose California clinic offers ‘professional’ surrogacy and undertakes to minimises the risks. Joan Bakewell discusses the issues with Kim Cotton, Bill Handel, Professor Ian Craft, Dr David Cook and Dr Linda Hogan.
- Series
- Heart of the Matter, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.
- Year of production
- 1997
- Availability
- Sale; 1998 sale: £14.99 (inclusive)
- Notes
- Broadcast on BBC1 16/3/97.
- Subjects
- Medical sciences
- Keywords
- fertility - human; medical ethics; surrogate motherhood
Credits
- Producer
- John Drury
- Contributor
- Anne Reevell; John Drury
- Cast
Joan Bakewell
Sponsor
- Name
BBC Television
Distributor
- Name
CTVC Video
- ctvc@ctc.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.ctvc.co.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 8950 4426
- Fax
- 020 8950 1437
- Address
- Hillside Studios
Merry Hill Road
Bushey, Herts WD2 1DR
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