Horizon. Breath of life /
In 1999, Damian and Josephine Loughran each donated a fifth of their lungs to their sister Sheila, a cystic fibrosis sufferer. The controversial 3-way operation carried a potential mortality rate of 300%, left the healthy lungs of Damian and Josephine permanently impaired and at best gave Sheila an...
Saved in:
| Other Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
London, England :
BBC Worldwide,
[2000]
|
| Series: | Horizon
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: |
Full text (Emmanuel users only) |
| Summary: | In 1999, Damian and Josephine Loughran each donated a fifth of their lungs to their sister Sheila, a cystic fibrosis sufferer. The controversial 3-way operation carried a potential mortality rate of 300%, left the healthy lungs of Damian and Josephine permanently impaired and at best gave Sheila an extra five years to live. What are the ethics - and the outcome - of such risky operations? Is the donation of a live organ the ultimate gift of love? |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Title from title screen (viewed April 28, 2021). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (50 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 00:49:12 |
| Participant or Performer: | Narrator: Dilly Barlow. |
| Language: | In English. |