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In Anonymous Father’s Day Barry says, How many people, if they are told that they are sitting in an office across from somebody or they’re on a factory floor for the last ten years across from someone who is actually … Continue reading
New Endorsement for Breeders
From the idealized view of surrogacy as an altruistic choice to satisfy an infertile couple’s longing for a child, Breeders moves through the too-often unexamined and disturbing reality of surrogacy. The film takes a compassionate look at the emotional and … Continue reading
New Review of Breeders
The Acton Institute’s Elise Hilton reviews Breeders: Breeders “requires us to re-think what it means to have a child and form a family: is it simply about ‘love?’ Is is about what the adults want? What happens when money changes … Continue reading
More Early Buzz about Breeders
Breeders takes a hard look at the often unacknowledged bioethical complexities, and individual and societal risks, associated with the global rise of commercial surrogacy. Its thoughtful analysis and interviews with a range of surrogates, family building brokers, and health professionals … Continue reading
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Breeders 30 Second Trailer
The countdown to the official release continues . . .
What People Are Saying About Breeders
As we prepare to release our new film Breeders: A Subclass of Women? on Monday, January 13, we are receiving endorsements for the film. Two more: Jennifer Lahl’s eye-opening interviews with surrogates, doctors, psychologists, and advocates across the political spectrum … Continue reading
What People Are Saying About Breeders
As we prepare to release our new film Breeders: A Subclass of Women?, we are receiving endorsements. Here are the first two: Breeders dares to go where few documentaries have dared yet to take us and where the assisted reproduction/family … Continue reading
Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN)
President Obama this morning announced funding for a project to map the human brain. The Atlantic Wire explores the ethical implications of this research, and links to other articles (including academic resources) that discuss these issues in more depth. You … Continue reading
Healthcare Marketing Rights
Slate has an interesting article on the somewhat under reported phenomenon of NFL teams selling “healthcare marketing rights.” From “Walk It Off, Champ: Why NFL Team Doctors are Ethically Compromised”: Medical ethics codes expressly forbid conflicts that could place financial … Continue reading