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The Medical Research Council has to judgeboth whether the work is possible and whether the...

Joy • 2024
The Medical Research Council has to judge
both whether the work is possible and whether the work
is in the interest of science

Full Transcript

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The Medical Research Council has to judge both whether the work is possible
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and whether the work is in the interest of science.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:42
Uploaded
Apr 01, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, history
Production
Wildgaze Films,Pathé

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Movie Summary

3 trailblazers: a young nurse, a visionary scientist and an innovative surgeon face opposition from the church, state, media, and medical establishment in their pursuit of the world's first 'test tube baby,' Louise Joy Brown.
For instance, have you considered the concerns about the normality - Joy 00:09
For instance, have you considered the concerns about the nor...
Uh, name me one scientific advancement - Joy 00:07
Uh, name me one scientific advancement
We at the Medical Research Council have expended considerable resources - Joy 00:08
We at the Medical Research Council have expended considerabl...
No doubt. If I may... that is an entirely different argument. - Joy 00:06
No doubt. If I may... that is an entirely different argument...
No, what I take issue with is the infertile being penalized - Joy 00:07
No, what I take issue with is the infertile being penalized
So is overpopulation. But neither is the answer to the other. - Joy 00:06
So is overpopulation. But neither is the answer to the other...
Which brings us to the issue of how many this will truly benefit. - Joy 00:07
Which brings us to the issue of how many this will truly ben...
This is a very specific problem, which, let's face it, - Joy 00:08
This is a very specific problem, which, let's face it,
What you may not appreciate, Ms. Purdy, - Joy 00:07
What you may not appreciate, Ms. Purdy,
Tell me, doctor, would this excite you more - Joy 00:06
Tell me, doctor, would this excite you more
What you are offering... may seem exciting to you, - Joy 00:12
What you are offering... may seem exciting to you,
At the MRC, the question we're constantly asking is, - Joy 00:12
At the MRC, the question we're constantly asking is,
There are women out there, lots of women, who believe if they can't have kids, - Joy 00:09
There are women out there, lots of women, who believe if the...
Infertility is a disease, and it is a brutal disease - Joy 00:07
Infertility is a disease, and it is a brutal disease
If you can't see that, well, then, shame on you! - Joy 00:05
If you can't see that, well, then, shame on you!
"Shame on you." - Joy 00:06
"Shame on you."
What you said was right, and we'd lost already by then. - Joy 00:06
What you said was right, and we'd lost already by then.
- No, we wanted it. - We work in a hospital outbuilding. - Joy 00:05
- No, we wanted it. - We work in a hospital outbuilding.
It's a miracle it's heated, let alone that we conduct science there. - Joy 00:06
It's a miracle it's heated, let alone that we cond...
You don't see your wife or kids. I've lost my church and my mum. - Joy 00:06
You don't see your wife or kids. I've lost my chur...