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Discussions in Bioethics: Who Should Decide? -- Film Description:
"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 deals with questions arising from advances in pre-natal diagnosis. Joanne, a victim of spina bifida, discovers that her unborn child has the same disease. A decision whether to terminate the pregnancy must be reached quickly. When her husband says that all he ever wanted was 'a normal baby,' Joanne counters with 'What is normal?'"
-- National Film Board of Canada


Source:
National Film Board of Canada. "NFB -- Discussions in Bioethics: Who Should Decide?" National Film Board of Canada. http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=16093.