LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Child gender test devised

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:03:06

Description

Report on the invention of a new simple saliva test, devised by a Swiss company, All Marketing Ltd, which will enable parents to determine the gender of their child in advance of its birth and on the ethical and medical implications. Includes vox pop with new mums at St Bart’s Hospital; interview with consultant gynaecologist (not identified). Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Medical ethics; Pregnancy; Abortion; Children (family); Genetic diseases; Sex; Parents; Babies; Pregnancy tests; Pregnancy outcome

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