If you want a girl like me

Canada, 1985

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Episode of Series “A Discussion in bioethics”.
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 looks at questions surrounding life-prolonging treatment for disabled newborns. When a teenage girl discovers that her newborn baby suffers from spina bifida and hydrocephalus, she refuses to agree to a life-saving shunt. While her boyfriend, the father, tries to convince her to accept responsibility for the infant, the hospital awaits their signed consent to proceed with the operation.

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Credits

director

Susan Huycke

co-producer

Andy Thomson

Wolf Koenig

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:12:43:00

Production places
Canada
Production dates
1985

Appears in

A Discussion in bioethics

Group of items

A Discussion in bioethics

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

316223

Language

English

Subject categories

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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