Discussions in Bioethics: Critical Choice

198512 min 32 secFilm: Fiction

Direction: Gary Toole

Production: Wolf KoenigAndy Thomson

Script: Gwynne Basen

One of a series of short, open-ended dramas designed to stimulate discussion of values and ethics in relation to modern medical technology. The film considers the cost of high-risk organ transplants and the allocation of scarce medical resources. A child is in need of a liver transplant. The child has only a 40% chance of surviving with the transplant, but a 100% chance of dying without it. How should society's limited medical dollars be spent?

Subject categories


  • Health and Medicine > BioethicsFinancing and Medicare
  • Religion, Beliefs and Ethics > Ethics and Bioethics

Credits


director
Gary Toole
producer
Wolf Koenig
executive producer
Andy Thomson
script
Gwynne Basen
photography
Roger Martin
sound
Raymond Marcoux
editing
Rita Roy
sound editing
Wojtek Klis
re-recording
Jean-Pierre Joutel
cast
Kirsten Bishopric
Kathryn Cleveland
Chantal Condor
Brian Dooley
Joanna Noyes
Kelly Ricard
Michael Tait

Awards


  • Prizes awarded to each of the eight films in the series - Category: Health and Medicine International Film Festival