Episode number 1 of Series “On the eighth day: perfecting Mother Nature”.
From a high tech marketplace in Paris, to the work being done at a fertility clinic in London, Ontario and a surrogacy centre in Los Angeles, “Making babies” takes a critical look at reproductive technology. Through interviews with doctors, drug salesmen, infertile women, surrogates and feminist critics like Gena Corea, the film explores the origins and application of the technology and the dangers it may pose to women and to society as a whole.
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ACMI Identifier
304160
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Reproductive technology
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Fertilization in vitro
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Reproductive technology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fertilization in vitro
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Human reproduction
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medical ethics
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Reproductive technology
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Fertilization in vitro
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Genetic engineering
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Human reproduction
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Reproductive technology
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Sound
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Colour
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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)