A World Without Down's Syndrome? (2016)
A World Without Down's Syndrome? (2016)
Sally Phillips investigates the ethical implications of the Down's syndrome screening test.
Documentary about Down's syndrome and the ethics of pregnancy screening, fronted by Sally Phillips. This film explores the science and thinking around the proposed new screening test for Down's syndrome and its possible availability on the NHS. Driven by the experience of raising her son Olly, who has Down's syndrome, Sally explores some of the ethical implications of our national screening policy. By talking to experts in the Down's syndrome community, the world's top scientists and including people with Down's syndrome in the debate, Sally investigates a thorny subject that begs questions relevant to us all: what sort of world do we want to live in and who do we want in it?

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Documentary about Down's syndrome and the ethics of pregnancy screening, fronted by Sally Phillips. This film explores the science and thinking around the proposed new screening test for Down's syndrome and its possible availability on the NHS. Driven by the experience of raising her son Olly, who has Down's syndrome, Sally explores some of the ethical implications of our national screening policy. By talking to experts in the Down's syndrome community, the world's top scientists and including people with Down's syndrome in the debate, Sally investigates a thorny subject that begs questions relevant to us all: what sort of world do we want to live in and who do we want in it?


Tagline: Sally Phillips investigates the ethical implications of the Down's syndrome screening test.
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Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 05 October 2016

Country: GB

Runtime: 59m

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Company: Dragonfly Film and Television Productions

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Sally Phillips

Sally Phillips

Herself - Presenter

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Carl Callam

Carl Callam

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Emma Loach

Emma Loach

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