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Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides? (Three Parts) (1986)
(1986)
Television news personality Ted Koppel moderates a nationwide video teleconference with discussion in three areas: 1) Introduction and Technology. Panelists are Thomas F. Ferris, Donald S. Frederickson, Albert Gore, Jr., ...
Night Mother
(1986)
"Sissy Spacek and Anne Bancroft star in this taut, emotional study about a mother's attempt to stop her distraught daughter from committing suicide. Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by author Martha Norman, the ...
The President's Commission: Report on Deciding to Forego Life Sustaining Treatment (1986)
(1986)
Jack Glaser, director of ethics in the Sisters of Mercy health system, discusses the U.S. President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research report Deciding to Forego ...
Half Life: A Parable for the Nuclear Age (1986)
(1986)
"Most of us imagine the Pacific as a place of idyllic tropical islands, beautiful beaches and sparkling seas, where carefree islanders live contentedly in Paradise. In the Nuclear Age this is sadly no longer the case. ...
Euthanasia (1986)
(1986)
John Glaser of St. Joseph Health Center interviews the Rev. Richard McCormick, SJ, and Daniel Maguire, MD, on euthanasia. Dr. Maguire discusses cases including one discussed in Stewart Alsop's book about his cancer, and ...