This film documents the Progress Educational Trust/University of Sheffield event 'Life after Death: A Woman's Victory in Having Her Deceased Husband's Children', which was supported by the Wellcome Trust.
The event marked 20 years since widow Diane Blood won the legal right to conceive a child using the sperm of her deceased husband Stephen Blood, and reunited some of the people at the centre of this landmark legal case - including Diane herself, and her son Liam.
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| Introductions | |
| 0:00:00 | Professor Allan Pacey Trustee, Progress Educational Trust |
| 0:01:17 | Sarah Norcross Director, Progress Educational Trust |
| Speaker panel | |
| 0:07:15 | Diane Blood Fought a legal battle to be able to conceive a child using her deceased husband's sperm |
| 0:13:16 | Ian Cooke Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Sheffield, and key member of Diane Blood's medical team |
| 0:20:40 | Michael Fordham QC Barrister at Blackstone Chambers, and key member of Diane Blood's legal team |
| 0:38:23 | Liam Blood Son of Diane Blood and the late Stephen Blood |
| Discussion | |
| 0:57:34 | Audience contributions |
| Close | |
| 1:21:21 | Professor Allan Pacey Trustee, Progress Educational Trust |
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