Discussions in Bioethics: Who Should Decide?
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?"
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Discussions in Bioethics: Who Should Decide?, Beverly Shaffer, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
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directorBeverly Shaffer
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producerWolf Koenig
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executive producerAndy Thomson
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scriptJefferson Lewis
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cameraAndy Kitzanuk
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soundYves Gendron
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editingGinny Stikeman
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sound editingWojtek Klis
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re-recordingJean-Pierre Joutel
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castJacqueline ChallengerJoanna NoyesPatricia PhillipsChuck Shamata
