_________________________ROBERT WINSTON___________A CHILD AGAINST ALL ODDS______________

[RTKangaMummy]

TUESDAY 14 NOVEMBER

Documentary

A Child against All Odds

9:00pm - 10:00pm

BBC1 London & South East

VIDEO Plus+: 6443
Subtitles, widescreen

1/6 - Choosing Children

Professor Robert Winston's latest series about genetic selection is particularly challenging because it throws up all sorts of ethical questions about this contentious technology. This week's first, extremely affecting film follows three couples, each of whom want to choose which of their fertilised embryos is given a chance to live and which is left to die. That sounds shockingly callous, to say the least. But it's more understandable when you hear their reasons for using pre-implantation genetic diagnosis. Jill and Ian's seven-month-old daughter died from a rare inherited genetic condition. They want to ensure that if they have another baby, it won't have the killer condition, too. And who can blame them? Where the ethical pond gets muddier is with Andrea and Glenn. They already have four boys but desperately want a girl. Under those circumstances, is it right for them to select their baby's sex using PGD?

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I am surprised

I thought there would be MNetters wanting to watch this

Oh well

sky plus is set...sounds fascinating...

will be watching. love robert winston's programmes.

He was on simon Mayo yesterday.

Oke doke

I was being to wonder

I have seen him on BBC Breakfast and then THIS MORNING today

Thanks RTKM - sounds interesting

I'll be watching, although it maybe painful & sad. I think Prof Winston is fantastic

You're welcome

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i'm watching already thanks. OK??

oke doke

whizz too

yes but he advertised the 'smart milk'
he lost a lot of credibility when I saw that

What did everyone think of it? I was glad (I'm mean I know) that the lady who had 4 boys didn't get pg, but was despretly sad for the couple who were having their last go.

Sat and cried for that couple xena and your not mean (or I am too)I didn't want them to get pg either.
Cried when baby was born at the end too, hormones???? me??

I cried a lot really felt for the couple who had their last shot.I can't put in writing what I thought of the lady who had the 4 boys.. Having gone through IVF 5 times I really felt for the couple who lost their daughter also. Can't wait until next weeks episode.

i don't think we should be so hard on the couple with the boys, i can see all the issues over the boys self-esteem being knocked and the facts it is just morally wrong to sex select but i have girls and would have loved a boy and still feel a little part of our family is missing...it is silly really as my girls are fab and i would change one to be a boy but cannot get over little niggly feeling that something or someone else should be here aswell...

massive oops meant to read "wouldn't change one to be a boy.."

I missed the last part. Did any of them manage to fall pregnant?