Discussions in Bioethics: If You Want a Girl Like Me
1985
12 min
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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 looks at questions surrounding life-prolonging treatment for disabled newborns. When a teenage girl discovers that her newborn baby suffers from spina bifida and hydrocephalus, she refuses to agree to a life-saving shunt. While her boyfriend, the father, tries to convince her to accept responsibility for the infant, the hospital awaits their signed consent to proceed with the operation.
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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 looks at questions surrounding life-prolonging treatment for disabled newborns. When a teenage girl discovers that her newborn baby suffers from spina bifida and hydrocephalus, she refuses to agree to a life-saving shunt. While her boyfriend, the father, tries to convince her to accept responsibility for the infant, the hospital awaits their signed consent to proceed with the operation.
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directorSusan Huycke
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producerWolf Koenig
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executive producerAndy Thomson
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scriptLeila Basen
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photographyZoe Dirse
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soundJohn Martin
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editingIon Webster
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sound editingWojtek Klis
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re-recordingJean-Pierre JoutelAdrian Croll
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musicRobert Walsh
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castJoan AustenSandra ColeAnna-Maria GiannottiMarcello PanseraTom RackKelly RicardVittorio RossiHelen Taylor
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