Horizon. Breath of life / associate producer, Jemima Harrison ; executive producer, Marilyn Gaunt ; produced and directed by Geoffrey Smith ; a Carlton production for BBC
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?
