Skip to 0 minutes and 3 seconds Welcome to Making Babies in the 21st Century.
Skip to 0 minutes and 11 seconds This course explores the new technologies in assisted fertility and looks at the impact they’re having on individuals and couples, as well as society in general. My name is Dan Reisel and I work at the Institute for Women’s Health at University College London, where I do research and co-ordinate the module on the ethics of assisted reproduction. Over the next six weeks, we will look at some of the most fascinating - and controversial - issues in modern fertility medicine, and we will hear the stories of people involved in using these technologies.
Skip to 0 minutes and 46 seconds “If you are wondering why we are doing this course, or why you should care about this stuff, it’s because somebody, some folks out there in the world, really need to be abreast of these questions, they need to be alive to the implications, the social, the cultural, the ethical, the legal implications of these kinds of developments, and be able to constitute, and engage in, a really important, absolutely vital, social debate. We will also speak with clinicians, both in the private sector and in the NHS, as well as leading scientists and academics working in this field. This gives an opportunity to learn from the world leading experts and for you to contribute to this vital conversation.
Skip to 1 minute and 26 seconds This course if for anyone interested in learning more about these new technologies and how they are changing the oldest of human endeavours - the business of making babies. I look forward to welcoming you to this course, and I hope you will enjoy your learning.
