Decision makers

Title

Decision makers

Genre

Interview; Documentary

TX Date

6 Jun 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:19:46

Description

Decision Makers, presented by Jo Andrews. Examines Enoch Powell’s controversial Unborn Children Protection Bill, designed to stop research on human embryos. With contributions from Enoch Powell; Robert Winston, Hammersmith Hospital’s Research Dept; Labour MP Jo Richardson; Health Minister, Kenneth Clarke; Liberal Chief Whip, Alan Beith; Professor Taylor of St Thomas’s Hospital, London; Marg Barrer(?), Women’s Reproductive Rights Information Centre. Engineer: Colin Clements.

Contributors

Jo Richardson; Enoch Powell; Kenneth Clarke; Colin Clements; Alan Beith; Jo Andrews; Robert Winston; Professor Taylor; Marg Barrer(?)

Keywords

Legislation; Parliamentary bills; Medical ethics; Female infertility; Human reproduction; Embryos; Male infertility; Genetic diseases; Biotechnology; In vitro fertilisation

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