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  1. Allowing disabled babies to die (1981)

    Genre
    Interview; News report; Vox pop

    Special report on the trial of Dr Leonard Arthur for the killing of Down syndrome baby John Pearson at Derby City Hospital due to his condition and looking at the ethics and legality of allowing a disabled...

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  2. Doctor not guilty in Down syndrome baby killing case (1981)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report on Dr Leonard Arthur being found not guilty of attempted murder of Down syndrome baby John Pearson at Derby City Hospital due to his condition, and on the ethical issues around the case of allowing...

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  3. Sunday Times fined for contempt of court (1981)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    Report on the fine imposed on the Sunday Times and its editor for contempt of court during the case of a Down Syndrome child whose parents were refusing to allow her to have lifesaving surgery. Editor, Sir...

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  4. IVF court case in USA (1989)

    Genre
    News report; Interview

    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...

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  5. Parliament votes on embryo testing (1990)

    Genre
    News report; Parliamentary debate; Speech

    Kevin Murphy reports on MPs’ vote (by a large majority in a free vote) to allow experiments on embryos for up to fourteen days after fertilisation. During the debate, Plaid Cymru’s Dafydd Wigley recalls...

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  6. Hillsborough coma victim allowed to die (1993)

    Genre
    Interview

    Angela Rippon live telephone interview, on her FM Drivetime show, with doctor Jim Rowe at Airedale General Hospital, following the withdrawal of life prolonging treatment and subsequent death of his patient...

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