Discussions in Bioethics: Family Tree

Synopsis

A short, open-ended drama designed to stimulate discussion of values and ethics in relation to modern medical technology. A single mother of three children who lives on welfare and has abused the children, is carrying an ectopic pregnancy and must be operated on quickly. The doctor is tempted to perform a tubal ligation without the patient’s consent, but the social worker acts to prevent this compulsory sterilisation on the grounds of illegality. The doctor argues that it is wrong to breed and abuse children.

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; sterilisation

Credits

Director

Norma Bailey

Producer

Andy Thomson; Wolf Koenig

Production Company

Name

National Film Board of Canada

Email

customerservice@nfb.ca

Web

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Phone

(514) 283 9000

Fax

(514) 283-7564

Address

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

Distributor

Name

Viewtech Educational Media

Notes

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