59-year-old gives birth to twins

Title

59-year-old gives birth to twins

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

28 Dec 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:42

Description

Report on a 59-year-old woman giving birth to healthy twins on Christmas Day following fertility treatment in Italy after she was refused treatment in the UK on ethical grounds. Speakers are Doctor Richard Nicholson from the Bulletin of Medical Ethics; Heath Secretary Virginia Bottomley; Professor Ian Craft (runs fertility clinic in Harley Street); Chairman of the BMA Medical Ethics Committee Doctor Stuart Horner. David Kermode reports.

Contributors

David Kermode; Virginia Bottomley; Stuart Horner; Richard Nicholson; Ian Craft

Keywords

Medical ethics; UK; Pregnancy; Birth; Artificial procreation; Female infertility; Italy; Human reproduction; Childbirth; Fertility; Menopause

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