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Catalogue Number: NFB525342
Producer: National Film Board Of Canada
Producers: Wolf Koenig, Andy Thomson
Directors: Jefferson Lewis
Producing Agencies: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), Office national du film du Canada (Montreal)
Subject: Civics, Fiction, Health and Medicine, Religious Studies, Science, Tech/Voc, World History
Language: English
Grade Level: Post Secondary
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 1985
Running Time: 12:50
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Discussions in Bioethics: Happy Birthday - DVD
Catalogue Number: NFB525342
Producer: National Film Board Of Canada
Producers: Wolf Koenig, Andy Thomson
Directors: Jefferson Lewis
Producing Agencies: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), Office national du film du Canada (Montreal)
Subject: Civics, Fiction, Health and Medicine, Religious Studies, Science, Tech/Voc, World History
Language: English
Grade Level: Post Secondary
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 1985
Running Time: 12:50
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One of a series of short, open-ended dramas designed to stimulate discussion of values and ethics in relation to modern medical technology. A young couple's marriage is threatened over a decision as to whether the husband should accept a job researching poison gas for military purposes. The wife is adamantly opposed. Regardless of their decision, someone will take the job. Should one morally accept responsibility for the consequences?