Discussions in Bioethics: Family Tree

Directed by Norma Bailey

Canada, 1985 (fiction, 14 minutes, colour, English)

Also known as "La Bioéthique : une question de choix - me stériliser?... jamais!"

Image: © National Film Board of Canada

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 examines the moral questions surrounding the issue of compulsory sterilization. When a child-beater and single mother of three is admitted to hospital in need of abdominal surgery, the surgeon is sorely tempted to perform a tubal ligation without the patient's consent, thus preventing the birth of 'new victims.'"
-- National Film Board of Canada (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Written by:	Ruth Andrishak
Produced by:	Wolf Koenig, Andy Thomson
Principal Cast:	Alex Gelfand, Ali Giron, Lindalee Tracey, Laura Nerenberg, Cedric Smith, Patty Talbot, Jacklin Williams
Film Editing:	Janice Brown
Production Company:	National Film Board of Canada / Office national du film du Canada

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Web Sites about Discussions in Bioethics: Family Tree

National Film Board of Canada. "NFB -- Discussions in Bioethics: Family Tree." National Film Board of Canada. http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=16085.
Office national du film du Canada. "ONF -- La Bioéthique : une question de choix - Me stériliser?... Jamais!" Office national du film du Canada. http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/fr/notre-collection/?idfilm=3709. [in French]