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A World Without Down's Syndrome?

A World Without Down's Syndrome?

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 5, 2016

Runtime

0h 59m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

60%

Original Title

A World Without Down's Syndrome?

Production Companies

Dragonfly Film and Television Productions

Director

Clare Richards

Description

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?