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  1. "Dying Well": Enacting Medical Ethics (2015)

    Subject
    Medical sciences; Philosophy

    A cross-disciplinary symposium held at Barts Pathology Museum, London 26 September 2015. Medical professionals, lawyers, ethicists, policy makers, humanities scholars, cultural practitioners and patient...

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  2. Mend Me: A Horizon Guide to Transplants (2013)

    Producer
    Sacha Baveystock
    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    Using examples taken from the ‘Horizon’ archive, Michael Mosley examines the history of surgical transplant techniques identifying key points, looking at pioneering surgeons, covering ethical questions...

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  3. IVF (2011)

    Subject
    Medical sciences; Philosophy; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 20 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

    It is estimated that 3 million people worldwide have been conceived via in vitro fertilization, or IVF. Having this still relatively recent technology has led us to question who ‘deserves’ it, and the...

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  4. Euthanasia (2011)

    Subject
    Law; Medical sciences; Philosophy; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 25 minutes), £39.00

    Do people have the right to die? Should the state condone the deliberate killing of a person? This film investigates the various religious, moral and philosophical arguments surrounding euthanasia and...

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  5. Genetic Engineering (2011)

    Subject
    Philosophy; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 20 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

    Genetic engineering may be one of the greatest breakthroughs in recent history, however, with scientific advancements new ethical issues are raised, forcing us to ask not how, but if we should push genetic...

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  6. 23 Week Babies: The Price of Life (2011)

    Director
    Adam Wishart
    Subject
    Medical sciences

    Babies born four months early - in the 23rd week of pregnancy - exist on the very edge of life. A few go on to become the ‘miracle babies’ of glossy magazines, but most die. Director Adam Wishart has...

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  7. Dialogues (2008)

    Subject
    Philosophy

    Nobel Prize-winner and best-selling author Elie Wiesel explores compelling issues of moral responsibility in this provocative series made for US television channel PBS. DIALOGUES, moderated by Richard D....

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  8. Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita (2008)

    Director
    Maria Finitzo
    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 83 minutes), £32.38

    Documentary about the experiences of Dr Jack Kessler, chair of Northwestern University’s Neurology department, who shifted his research from finding a cure for diabetes to finding a cure with stem cell...

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  9. First Human Clone, The (2007)

    Subject
    Biology

    Looks at the controversial attempts to clone a human being. Amid claims and counterclaims by various groups around the world, this programme documents the secretive efforts of a small group of doctors and...

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  10. India: A Pound of Flesh - Selling Kidneys to Survive (2006)

    Subject
    Development studies; Medical sciences
    Distribution
    DVD

    Samantha Grant heads to Chennai in southern India to explore the illicit kidney trade. Travelling between India’s high-tech center of Bangalore and the slums to the south, Grant spoke to government...

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