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IVF court case in USA

Title
IVF court case in USA
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
Unknown
Year of production
1989
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Duration
00:01:49
Description
Report on the ongoing US court case involving Junior Davis, who does not wish fertilised eggs to be implanted in his estranged wife following IVF treatment, and on the wider argument over whether a frozen embryo is alive. Includes Davis on the influence of his own single parent childhood; wife Mary Sue Davis on her anguish in trying to conceive; and Dr Alex Shivers on his hope the embryos will not be destroyed. With comment from President of the Right to Life organisation John Wilkie. Male reporter not identified.
Contributors
Junior Davis; Mary Sue Davis; Alex Shivers; John Wilkie
Keywords
USA; Medical ethics; Artificial procreation; In vitro fertilization; Trials; Embryos; Right to life

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