Children of the Dead

Synopsis: A discussion about the right of women to be inseminated with the sperm of their dead husbands, in light of the case of Diane Blood, who is fighting for the right to have the babyshe and her late husband planned. On the other hand, Steven Davis believes his girlfriend’s dignity and identity were forgotten when she was kept artifically alive, against his wishes, for the sake of their unborn baby. Joan Bakewell discusses the issues with Professor Robert Snowdon, a founder member of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, who argues that human beings should not be treated as commodities and life should be God-given rather than man-made, Diane Blood, Lord Winston, Baroness Warnock, Anne Atkins and Dr Richard Nicholson.
Series: Heart of the Matter, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 40 min.
Year of production: 1996
Availability: Sale; 1998 sale: £14.99 (inclusive)
Notes: Broadcast on BBC1 1/12/96.
Subjects: Medical sciences
Keywords: artificial insemination; medical ethics