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Baby Parts for Sale

  • January 2001
  • 48mins

  • Documentary
  • Directed by

    Patrick Matrisciana,

    Starring

    Marlin Maddoux,

    C. Everett Koop,

    Jane Chastain,

    Join Marlin Maddoux, host of the nationally syndicated radio news talk program Point of View, for an investigation into the multi-million dollar a year baby parts trafficking industry, which is one of the most lucrative businesses in operation today. Yet most Americans are unaware of its existence. Many have heard about the controversy surrounding fetal tissue research but have no idea how the tissue is obtained. Today, some are claiming that cures for a number of devastating diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, diabetes and AIDS, are just around the cornerand that fetal tissue is desperately needed for research. But is it really?