This film documents the PET event '10 Families and Counting: Time for Global Limits on Donor-Created (Half-) Siblings?', which was supported by the Association of Reproductive and Clinical Scientists.
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| Introduction | |
| 0:00:00 | Sarah Norcross Director, Progress Educational Trust |
| Presentations | |
| 0:04:09 | Professor Jackson Kirkman-Brown Chair, Association of Reproductive and Clinical Scientists |
| 0:17:21 | Christina Sommerlund Business Development Manager, Born Donor Bank |
| 0:24:10 | Kevin Moore Donor-conceived person, also himself a donor |
| 0:32:40 | Dr Astrid Indekeu Founder, Support and Expertise Centre for Families by Donor Conception |
| 0:46:44 | Dr Grace Halden Co-Director, Centre for Medical and Health Humanities at Birkbeck University of London |
| Discussion | |
| 0:58:39 | Responses to audience questions and comments |
This film was made by Video Production Edinburgh.
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