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The Law and the Unborn

Clive Anderson discusses the new Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act and considers who decides what can be done to an embryo and when, in law, life begins.

Clive Anderson presents the series analysing the legal issues of the day.

Developments in human reproductive technologies give rise to a range of legal and ethical controversies around fertilization, cloning, surrogacy and abortion. The new Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act makes legal the creation of 'saviour siblings' and hybrid animal-human embryos for scientific research. Does the law provide enough protection for the unborn? Clive considers who decides what can be done to an embryo and when, in law, life begins.

An Above the Title production for 麻豆社 Radio 4.

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45 minutes

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Sat 9 May 2009 22:15
麻豆社 Radio 4

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  • Wed 6 May 2009 20:00
    麻豆社 Radio 4
  • Sat 9 May 2009 22:15
    麻豆社 Radio 4