Discussions in Bioethics: Who Should Decide?

Synopsis

A short, open-ended drama designed to stimulate discussion of values and ethics in relation to modern medical technology. A pregnant woman spina bifida which keeps her confined to a wheelchair but who is otherwise lives quite normally learns from pre-natal testing that the child has the disease; how mild or severe it is too early to tell. The parents have decide whether to terminate the pregnancy.

Series

Bioethics, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 14 min.

Year of production

1986

Availability

Sale; 1996 sale: £29.50 (+VAT +p&p)

Subjects

Medical sciences

Keywords

medical ethics; pregnancy - human; spina bifida

Credits

Director

Beverly Shaffer

Producer

Andy Thomson; Wolf Koenig

Production Company

Name

National Film Board of Canada

Email

customerservice@nfb.ca

Web

http://www.nfb.ca External site opens in new window

Phone

(514) 283 9000

Fax

(514) 283-7564

Address

Sales and Customer Service (D-10)
PO Box 6100
Station Centre-Ville
Montreal
QC H3C 3HS
Canada

Distributor

Name

Viewtech Educational Media

Notes

NB. Viewtech ceased trading in 2014 and the company’s products are no longer in distribution