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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...
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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 |
More Details
- internal id
- 71145
- 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?