George Stoney: Selected Works

1978, 53:49 min, b&w, sound

In China, Family Planning is No Private Matter, documents the 1978 visit of an American team of doctors to the People's Republic of China. Invited by the government to observe facets of China's extensive family-planning programs, the team visits contraception-education and abortion clinics. Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine examines uses of acupuncture and traditional herbal remedies. Convening with their Chinese counterparts, the American team witnesses the combination of acupuncture and Western surgical techniques.