Discussions in Bioethics : The Old Person's Friend

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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. 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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Discussions in Bioethics : The Old Person's Friend

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Authors

O'Donoghue, Annie
Koenig, Wolf
Thomson, Andy
National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)

Subjects

Bioethics.
Right to life.
Medical ethics.
Human rightsChronic illnessRight to dieElderly patientsDramatizationsBioethicsHospitals
Fiction films.

Language

English

Published

Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2011.

Publication Desc

1 streaming video (12 min., 45 sec.) : sound + 1 study guide.

Series

8
6

Awards Note

International Film Screening Honorable Mention presented by the Royal Victoria Hospital in collaboration with McGill University, 1988 Prizes awarded to each of the eight films in the series - Category: Health and Medicine, 1987

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