Embryo use debate

Title

Embryo use debate

Genre

Interview

TX Date

7 Jan 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:01:43

Description

Leading fertility doctor, Peter Brinsden says he hopes to use eggs from aborted foetuses for fertility treatment and foetal material for research to prevent genetic diseases. He encourages public debate. Follows the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) deciding to open a consultation on whether to license the process. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Peter Brinsden

Keywords

Medical ethics; Abortion; Artificial procreation; Public consultations; Human reproduction; Licensing; Fertility; Embryology; Foetus; HFEA; Biological research; Cell biology; Reproductive health

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