Test Tube Babies
Researchers face controversy while conceiving babies through in vitro fertilization.
Test Tube Babies American Experience
Pioneering researchers attempting to conceive babies through in vitro fertilization faced daunting obstacles and much controversy before the world's first test tube baby was born on July 25, 1978.
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American Experience
American Experience, TV's most-watched history series, brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
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