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Discussions in Bioethics: The Old Person's Friend

Name: Discussions in Bioethics: The Old Person's Friend
Duration: 12 min

Annie O'Donoghue

1985 | 12 min

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campus DVD

One of a series of short, open-ended dramas designed to stimulate discussion of values and ethics in relation to modern medical technology. An elderly woman, bedridden and with a history of strokes, refuses medical attention and creates a dilemma for the hospital's staff. Should she be allowed to die as she wishes or should everything possible be done to preserve life?

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