Making babies.

A two part in depth study of in-vitro fertilisation and pre-implantation diagnosis. "Part 1: Making Babies for the Childless" Detailed account of IVF treatment and of the overwhelming social pressure that lead people to seek it. Discussion between prospective patients and embryologist. "Part 2: Making Babies for Parents at Risk" Pre-implantation diagnosis followed by IVF treatment. Discussion of inheritied mental illness. Visit to a hospital unit for genetic reasearch. Long exposition of the PID, the stresses involved, the clinical procedures the ethical problems. Inherited physical diseases: Thalassaemia, child receiving nightly chemotherapy. The distress caused by this treatment. Cystic Fibrosis, child receiving breathing assistance. The ethical problem of PID: patients have undergone repeated abortions in pursuit of a healthy foetus. This film is a sobering account of the psychological ordeal awaiting people who decide to embark on a PID - IVF programme.