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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réalisateurSusan Huycke
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producteurWolf Koenig
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producteur exécutifAndy Thomson
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scénarioLeila Basen
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photographieZoe Dirse
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sonJohn Martin
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montageIon Webster
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montage sonoreWojtek Klis
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ré-enregistrementJean-Pierre JoutelAdrian Croll
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musiqueRobert Walsh
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interprèteJoan AustenSandra ColeAnna-Maria GiannottiMarcello PanseraTom RackKelly RicardVittorio RossiHelen Taylor
