Who Should Survive?

Who Should Survive? is a short film from 1972 released on 16mm. It is held in the IUL Moving Image Archive collection.

Examines the true case of a mongoloid baby born with an intestinal blockage which could be repaired surgically but whose parents do not want the burden of a retarded child and refuse to permit the operation. Explains that the surgeon agrees not to ch...

Who Should Survive?
Produced by	Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation
Production company	Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation
Distributed by	Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation
Release date	1972
Running time	0:33:00

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Summary

Examines the true case of a mongoloid baby born with an intestinal blockage which could be repaired surgically but whose parents do not want the burden of a retarded child and refuse to permit the operation. Explains that the surgeon agrees not to challenge the decision of the courts, the hospital does not overrule him, and the infant is put in a side room and dies 15 days later. Recreates the situation with the actual doctors and nurses playing their true roles. Discusses the ethical, legal, and scientific dilemmas with a panel including Mrs. Sydney Callahan, mother, psychologist, author and columnist;Robert E. Cooke, M.D.;Reverend John Fletcher;William Curran, Ph.D., professor of legal medicine;and Renee Fox, Ph.D., professor of sociology.

Physical Format

1 Film (0:33:00)

16mm

IUL Genres

IUL Subject

Ethics

Medicine

People with mental disabilities

Philosophy

Bioethics

Disabilities and Special Education

Diversity

Nursing

Psychology

Full Original Title

Who Should Survive?