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Discussions in Bioethics: Who Should Decide?
198514 min 8 secFilm: Fiction
Direction: Beverly Shaffer
Production: Wolf KoenigAndy Thomson
Script: Jefferson Lewis
One of a series of short, open-ended dramas designed to stimulate discussion of values and ethics in relation to modern medical technology. This film deals with questions arising from advances in pre-natal diagnosis. Joanne, a victim of spina bifida, discovers that her unborn child has the same disease. A decision whether to terminate the pregnancy must be reached quickly. When her husband says that all he ever wanted was "a normal baby," Joanne counters with "What is normal?"
Availability
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Subject categories
- Health and Medicine > BioethicsPregnancy and Birth
- Religion, Beliefs and Ethics > Ethics and Bioethics
- People with disabilities > Family LifePeople with Physical Disabilities
- Families > Sexuality and ReproductionSociety and the FamilyWomen
- Ethics and Religious Culture > Ethical Values
- Health/Personal Development > Problem Solving/Conflict Resolution
Credits
- director
- Beverly Shaffer
- producer
- Wolf Koenig
- executive producer
- Andy Thomson
- script
- Jefferson Lewis
- camera
- Andy Kitzanuk
- sound
- Yves Gendron
- editing
- Ginny Stikeman
- sound editing
- Wojtek Klis
- re-recording
- Jean-Pierre Joutel
- cast
- Jacqueline Challenger
- Joanna Noyes
- Patricia Phillips
- Chuck Shamata
Awards
- Prizes awarded to each of the eight films in the series - Category: Health and MedicineInternational Film Festival