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Discussions in Bioethics : The Courage of One's Convictions
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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 technology. Because of her religious convictions, a seventeen-year-old girl refuses medical treatment that will prolong her life. Her decision remains firm in spite of the pleas of her physician, who begins to question who has the right to determine a person's life or death.
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Discussions in Bioethics : The Courage of One's Convictions
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Discussions in Bioethics: The Courage of One's Convictions
Authors
Cardinal, Gil
Koenig, Wolf
Thomson, Andy
National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)
Subjects
Bioethics.
Blood transfusions.
Medical ethics.
Jehovah`s Witness.
PatientsTransfusion (Blood)Jehovah's WitnessesDramatizationsHospitalsBloodBioethics
Fiction films.
Language
English
Published
Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2011.
Publication Desc
1 streaming video (14 min., 57 sec.) : sound + 1 study guide.
Series
7
4
Awards Note
Prizes awarded to each of the eight films in the series - Category: Health and Medicine, 1987