Discussions in Bioethics : Critical Choice

Toole, Gary, (film director.). Koenig, Wolf, (film producer.). Thomson, Andy, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: One of a series of short, open-ended dramas designed to stimulate discussion of values and ethics in relation to modern medical technology. The film considers the cost of high-risk organ transplants and the allocation of scarce medical resources. A child is in need of a liver transplant. The child has only a 40% chance of surviving with the transplant, but a 100% chance of dying without it. How should society's limited medical dollars be spent?

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (12 min., 32 sec.) : sound + 1 study guide
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2011.
Copyright: ♭1985

Content descriptions

General Note:	Support material:.Support material available. Also available:.Also available in a video compilation: <I>Discussions in Bioethics</I>. Study guide available.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Available to subscribers only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Gary Toole ; producer, Wolf Koenig ; executive producer, Andy Thomson ; script, Gwynne Basen ; photography, Roger Martin ; sound, Raymond Marcoux ; editing, Rita Roy ; sound editing, Wojtek Klis ; re-recording, Jean-Pierre Joutel.
Participant or Performer Note:	Cast, Kirsten Bishopric, Kathryn Cleveland, Chantal Condor, Brian Dooley, Joanna Noyes, Kelly Ricard, Michael Tait.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 1985.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Awards Note:	Prizes awarded to each of the eight films in the series - Category: Health and Medicine , 1987
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-04-05).