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Surrogacy: A Family Frontier

Dustin Lance Black, the Oscar-winning screenwriter and activist, explores attitudes towards surrogacy. He shares his own journey to have a child.

Radio 5 Live,7 episodes

Episodes

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Welcome to Surrogacy: A Family Frontier
Dustin Lance Black shares his journey to parenthood via surrogacy with husband Tom Daley
05 Dec 2018,1 min
Episode 1: The Intended Parents
Dustin Lance Black meets gay and straight parents who’ve used surrogacy to build families
06 Dec 2018,33 mins
Episode 2: The Paths to Surrogacy
Lance examines the different paths to surrogacy in the UK and California.
06 Dec 2018,37 mins
Episode 3: The Surrogates
Dustin Lance Black meets the surrogates, and hears arguments against surrogacy.
13 Dec 2018,38 mins
Episode 4: The Law And The Legal Parent
Dustin Lance Black raises concerns about the current surrogacy laws in the UK.
13 Dec 2018,29 mins
Episode 5: The Children
Children born through surrogacy on the right to know their genetic history.
20 Dec 2018,32 mins
Episode 6: Gay Dads
Dustin Lance Black explores attitudes towards gay parents and surrogacy.
20 Dec 2018,31 mins