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Weekly current affairs from Television New Zealand (TVNZ).

  • 1The new techniques of artificial insemination and In-Vitro fertilisation (IVF) are raising ethical questions that have never had to be considered before. Applause for these new developments is being tempered with concern that medical science is galloping ahead before the community has the chance to make decisions about the morality and legality of the process. Now Justice Minister Geoffrey Palmer has announced that his department is preparing an Issues Paper on artificial insemination by donor, and on IVF.

    • Start 0 : 00 : 16
    • Finish 00 : 39 : 59
    • Duration 39 : 43
    Reporters
    • John Keir (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    • Ian Fraser (Interviewer)
    Speakers
    • Christine Town-Treweek (Infertile Woman)
    • Mark Town-Treweek (Christine's Husband)
    • Pam Binkerd (Laboratory Technician, National Women's Hospital)
    • Father Jim Lyons (Spokesman, Catholic Communications)
    • Dr Peter Benny (Fertility Researcher, Wellington Clinical School)
    • Dr Freddie Graham (In-Vitro Fertilisation [IVF] Programme Co-ordinator, National Women's Hospital)
    • Deirdre Stewart (Spokesperson, Auckland Infertility Society)
    • Jim McLay (Opposition Justice Spokesman, National Party)
    Contributors
    • Dr Allen Maclean (Fertility Expert)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Sunday
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 30 September 1984
Start Time
  • 21 : 30
Finish Time
  • 22 : 10
Duration
  • 40:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Weekly current affairs from Television New Zealand (TVNZ).
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • News
Hosts
  • Ian Fraser (Presenter)
Reporters
  • Ian Fraser (Interviewer)
  • John Keir (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Christine Town-Treweek (Infertile Woman)
  • Deirdre Stewart (Spokesperson, Auckland Infertility Society)
  • Dr Freddie Graham (In-Vitro Fertilisation [IVF] Programme Co-ordinator, National Women's Hospital)
  • Dr Peter Benny (Fertility Researcher, Wellington Clinical School)
  • Father Jim Lyons (Spokesman, Catholic Communications)
  • Jim McLay (Opposition Justice Spokesman, National Party)
  • Mark Town-Treweek (Christine's Husband)
  • Pam Binkerd (Laboratory Technician, National Women's Hospital)
Contributors
  • Dr Allen Maclean (Fertility Expert)