La idea de hacer un taller por més sobre ARTE y DERECHO está tomando forma y ahora empezamos a buscar cuales películas podríamos trabajar los aspectos jurídicos de los temas de bioetica, salud, naturaleza, bioderecho y investigación cientifica:
Pero hay tantas opciones que acabo por me perder!! Otras películas y textos sobre Bioética y cinema:
A Private Matter (1992): True story about the former host
of Romper Room, who discovers that her fifth baby will be born with severe limb
deformities, caused by the drug thalidomide. Story about untested drugs in
pregnant populations - and reproductive rights. Another Sissy Spacek film. (http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/bioethics/film-series/)
After Amy (2001): Excellent and realistic film about
the not-so-distant future of the first baby cloned for an infertile couple, and
the media frenzy that targets the researchers/physicians, and parents involved.
(http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/bioethics/film-series/)
And the Band Played On (1993): Film version of Randy Shilts'
powerful best seller on the early days, and terrible politics, of AIDS, and the
early labeling of the disease, which was originally and inaccurately labeled:
"gay related immune deficiency" or GRID. An accurate and disturbing
portrayal of how decisions about public health are made, and where funding is
distributed. Accurate depiction of research ethics violations concerning the
discovery of the HIV virus. (http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/bioethics/film-series/)
Autumn
in New York. This was not a very good movie,
intellectually, or otherwise. However, there was a bioethical issue
directly related to the movie. The main character, Winona Rider, has a
medical condition referred to as "a hole in her heart." She is
currently in her early 20s and is not expected to live much longer.
Medical intervention does not offer much hope, so she has an advanced directive
or living will which refuses "heroic treatments." However, once
she meets Richard Gere's character, and through his persuasion, she revokes her
living will and opts for medical intervention in her last hour. (You'll
have to tune in to see whether the "heroic measures" worked! Ramona Meis. (http://www.carroll.edu/msmillie/bioethics/recfilms01.htm)
B.A.P.S. This lighthearted film demonstrates an interesting
view of the choices that people should be able to make in their final days. So
this raises issues about how to treat dying people. Nothing heavy, but an
entertaining movie about two would be actresses who are tricked into an awkward
position. The male lead is played by Martin Landeau, an old standby actor
(from theoriginal Mission
Impossible series--when Tom Cruise was still in diapers). The two
B.A.P.S. (Black American Princesses) were unknown to me. The movie is
funny, touching, but most of all entertaining. A good film for any age group--I
can't recall any questionable language or behavior. Elizabeth Sleath. (http://www.carroll.edu/msmillie/bioethics/recfilms01.htm)
Back
to the Future These movies aren't exactly deep and
intellectual, but there is a ethical question involved. I can't remember
which Back to the Future movie it is, but Marty goes back in time and somehow
changes the the world. Even though it is something that isn't possible at
this point in time, would it be ethical to go back in time, knowing that you
could in fact change the way the world has developed? Ex: Go back in time
and take with you the polio vaccinations and prevent the people from dying who
otherwise would have died from polio. Or go back in time and possibly infect
everyone with some virus unknown in their time but rampant in ours (some stray
of influenza or something). Laura Meier (http://www.carroll.edu/msmillie/bioethics/recfilms01.htm)
Beaches. In this movie, it brings up the ethical
issue of the right to refuse treatment. One of the main characters in this
movie is diagnosed with cancer and instead of undergoing the treatment that may
prolong her life she decides to go where she is most happy, her home on the
beach. She has her best friend come with her and it is here she spends her
dying days without the use of medical treatment. Amy Reed (http://www.carroll.edu/msmillie/bioethics/recfilms01.htm)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989): Film version of the bestselling
autobiography by Ron Kovik. Powerful performance by Tom Cruise about a wounded
Vietnam veteran, and his struggle to cope with his spinal cord injuries, and
sexuality in the face of disability. Particularly strong teaching aid for VA
staff. Raises disturbing issues about appropriate healthcare resources for
veterans. (http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/bioethics/film-series/)
Charly (1968): Based on the book by Daniel Keyes
(an expanded version of the short story, Flowers for Algernon), this classic
tale explores human subject exploitation in a research project involving the
mentally disabled. Powerful performance by Cliff Robertson. (http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/bioethics/film-series/)
Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story (1995): Portrayal of the life and times of
Margaret Sanger, and her struggle for birth control rights. Raises
still-controversial issues about reproductive rights and autonomy. Ideal for
feminist ethics/medical sociology. (http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/bioethics/film-series/)
Dirty
Dancing. The ethical issue in this movie is the
issue of abortion and how women go about getting one. The woman dancer in this
movie decided to have an abortion when she found out that she was pregnant. She
was not well off and therefore, decided to go the cheap route and get an
abortion with an uncertified technician. He ended up using dirty knives and no
anesthesia. This issue is relevant because there are many women in the United
States that do not have the money to get an abortion from a physician because
it is very costly. Therefore, they try to find a cheaper route that puts their
life in danger, which is bad. Deanna Lamphear (http://www.carroll.edu/msmillie/bioethics/recfilms01.htm)
Elephant Man (1980): Based on the tale of the horribly
disfigured John Merrick, who lived in the Victorian age, this is a classic film
about disability, autonomy, the boundaries of the physician-patient
relationship, and when exploitation and beneficence blur. Powerful performances
by Anthony Hopkins and John Hurt. (http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/bioethics/film-series/)
Erin
Brockovich. This movie is based on a true story
concerning a woman working for an attorney who uncovers a mass cover-up by a
giant corporation called PG&E. PG& E covers up the existence of
Chromium 6 (which is extremely toxic) in community water supplies from one of
their plants claiming that it is Chromium 3 (which is harmless). Many
people's lives are lost and many more have very severe health issues just from
the toxic water. Several ethical issues arise in this movie. One
ethical issue deals with PG&E lying directly to the community that
the water was fine while they knew that it was toxic and still allowed the
community to consume it. Another ethical issue deals with the doctors
hired by PG&E who lied to their patients saying the chromium had nothing to
do with their health problems. This movie was excellent and showed just
how evil human beings can be by allowing others to suffer knowing full well why
they are suffering as many of the people portrayed in this movie did. Trish
Filek (http://www.carroll.edu/msmillie/bioethics/recfilms01.htm)
Flatliners. This movie deals with moral and ethical
issues surrounding experimentation with death. The characters in the movie
attempt to answer the question "What happens after death?" and
afterwards are forced to question whether it is something they should really be
messing with. During the movie, each main character is "killed," that
is, they are given drugs that cause them to flat-line, and then are
subsequently revived after predetermined periods of time. However, after the
"death" experience, each character experiences side effects involving
past people and issues in their lives. Ted Wendt. (http://www.carroll.edu/msmillie/bioethics/recfilms01.htm)
Gattaca (1997): A film about the downside of
genetic screening and prenatal diagnosis, in a futuristic world where there is
no privacy, and everyone's genetic "resume" is exposed and
"outed". A strong argument for the existence of HIPAA. (http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/bioethics/film-series/)
Gattaca Gattaca is a story of the not to distant future
when it is common practice to genetically test each baby upon birth to
determine whether or not that person is predisposed toward physical and mental
problems in life. A person’s place in society is then determined by
whether or not they have superior genes. The protagonist is determined to
have a bad heart upon birth, and his parents are told that he will probably die
by age thirty. As a result, the only job he can get later in life is as a
janitor. In order to fulfill his dream of going into space, he must buy
another man’s identity (this man was an Olympic athlete, but broke his back and
is a paraplegic). This movie questions whether or not it is ethical to
determine a person’s life by their genetic code. Lucy Richards (http://www.carroll.edu/msmillie/bioethics/recfilms01.htm)
Girl,
Interrupted. This movie raises an ethical issue in
staff/client relations--romantic involvements between staff and clients.
Susanna was admitted to Claymoore, a Boston mental hospital, because she
attempted to commit suicide; she also occasionally hallucinates, and enjoys
sex. She was caught by one of the head nurses making out with one of the
orderlies. This violated hospital regulations prohibiting relationships between
staff and the clients. Clearly anyone admitted in to a psychiatric hospital may
not be in the right state of mind to make those types of decisions for
themselves, and staff involved can even be tried in court. However
is this action clearly wrong in the case of Susanna? Jeremy Vogel (http://www.carroll.edu/msmillie/bioethics/recfilms01.htm)
Good Will Hunting (1997): Film about the therapist-patient
relationship, boundaries, and the gifted young man coping with child abuse
survival. Excellent teaching aid for Social Work or Psychiatry. (http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/bioethics/film-series/)
Heartsounds (1984): Based on the true story of a New
York physician, Harold Lear, who struggles with his own advanced heart disease.
Some disturbing scenes about the madness of institutionalized healthcare, code
mismanagement, hospital dysfunction, and on-call incompetence. (http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/bioethics/film-series/)
If These Walls Could Talk (1996): A film chronicling the evolution
of abortion rights, with some extremely disturbing content for either side of
the debate. Depicted in the format of four short films, set in different time
frames from the 1940s through 1990s. (http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/bioethics/film-series/)
Instinct. Starring Anthony Hopkins. The bioethical issue
that is presents is the treatment of prisoners/criminals. In particular their
psychiatric treatment, or rather neglect of their psychiatric treatment needs.
The story is about a well-known scientist (Anthony Hopkins) who retreats into
the jungle to study gorillas, and eventually lives among them. This is only the
backdrop for the drama. Between these flashbacks a psychiatrist is actually
interviewing the violent Anthony Hopkins who is incarcerated for murder. Actually,
it ends up like a mentor-student relationship, but all the while the prison
circumstances are addressed and challenged. Amy Anderson. (http://www.carroll.edu/msmillie/bioethics/recfilms01.htm)
Junior.This movie raises awareness about women’s
rights to bear children. In this movie Arnold Schwarzenegger goes through
the full nine months and labors a child. Many issues such as abortion (to
save the life of Arnold), who should be able to have children, and many others
are raised in this movie. Amy Selk (http://www.carroll.edu/msmillie/bioethics/recfilms01.htm)
Jurassic
Park.
This is a good movie for this class, bringing up the ethical issues of cloning
and recreating an extinct species. In the movie, a scientist finds a mosquito
preserved in tree sap and decides to use the DNA from the mosquito to recreate
the dinosaur species. He uses gene manipulation to bring the dinosaurs back. In
the end the dinosaurs take over the island and try to kill all the people. Is
it ethical to recreate an extinct species? Is it ethical to use gene
manipulation to do this? The movie brings these questions and others to the
surface of conversation. Angela Bosse (http://www.carroll.edu/msmillie/bioethics/recfilms01.htm)
Kids Like These (1987): Tyne Daly stars in this
drama about a couple over 40 coping with the surprise of having a Down Syndrome
child. Triggers issues about prenatal testing, genetic counseling, and social
myths surrounding Down Syndrome. (http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/bioethics/film-series/)
Lorenzo's Oil (1992): Powerful film about the Odone
family and their plight in finding an experimental therapy for their son, who
suffers from the rare, sex-linked genetic disease adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD).
Layers of ethical issues to untangle, including issues regarding genetic
carrier "guilt", parenting sick children, the politics of nonprofit
organizations, and the role of family members as clinical co-investigators.
Visit, too: www.myelin.org for more information about this unusual family and
Lorenzo's disease. Especially good film for pediatric ethics. (http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/bioethics/film-series/)
Lorenzo's
Oil. This movie is a great film for students in
the bioethics class. The plot involves a boy who has a fatal disease. Untreated
the disease causes unfavorable behavior changes in the child. Eventually, the
disease causes those afflicted to be unable even to speak. The boy's parents
are determined to save the boy's life. The question this film brings to mind is
"How far should parent's go to save their child, even if it means
suffering will inevitably be involved for the child?" The film, based on a
true story, has quite an uplifting ending. The parents discover an oil, that
when ingested regularly, has a positive chemical effect on the afflicted
individual. The search for a chemist that would be able to create this oil in pure
form is a difficult task that the parents set out to meet. The parents
ultimately end up finding a treatment for this disease. This film is a
tear-jerker, but it has definite bioethical concerns within the film. Laura Peila. (http://www.carroll.edu/msmillie/bioethics/recfilms01.htm)
Men
of Honor. Carl Brashear (Cuba Gooding) joins the
newly-integrated Navy, Carl spends two years writing a hundred letters before
the service accepts his application for its Dive School program. Carl's
training officer, Billy Sunday (Robert De Niro), wants no part of Carl or his ambitions.
Sunday, a celebrated Master Chief Navy Diver whose exploits as a troublemaker
are as legendary as his accomplishments as a diver, relentlessly taunts and
challenges Carl, expecting him to falter and quit, but Carl perseveres.
Years later, Carl suffers a crippling injury, which his leg was almost
completely severed. Unwilling to give up his dream Carl forces navy
doctors to amputate his healing leg, because of an article he has read about
the success of prosthesis in the Air Force. This request causes a medical
dilemma for navy doctors, concerning the issue of an unnecessary procedure
while ensuring patient autonomy and rights. Debra Giono (http://www.carroll.edu/msmillie/bioethics/recfilms01.htm)
Multiplicity.
This movie is relevant to the Bioethics course because it deals with the
ethical issue of cloning.With too much to do and not nearly enough time to do
it in, Doug (Michael Keaton) is ready to snap until he meets world-renowned
geneticist Dr. Owen Leeds who offers him the chance to get control of his life
by becoming the ultimate split personality and having himself cloned. Doug
thought life was complicated before, but now that there is several
"Dougs," life only gets worse. This movie is a good comedy that
addresses the ethical issue of cloning. Kellie Kovacich (http://www.carroll.edu/msmillie/bioethics/recfilms01.htm)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975): Classic study of the mental health
institutions of yesteryear. Based on the book by Ken Kesey. Oscar-winning film
of 1975. [Note: for a look a woman's story of mental health
"incarceration", see Frances (1982), the story of Frances Farmer.) (http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/bioethics/film-series/)
Outbreak Deals with the ethical issue of how far one should go
in order to protect others from harm. In this film a deadly infectious illness
is brought to the United States and is contained in a small town in California.
It has the capability to wipe out an entire nation in only a few weeks. Without
a cure the US government must decide what to do in order to save the rest of
the country. Is killing the population of the small seaside town ethical
because it will save the nation from being wiped out completely? Danielle
Yuckert. (http://www.carroll.edu/msmillie/bioethics/recfilms01.htm)
Patch Adams (1998): Robin Williams stars in the
true story of Hunter 'Patch' Adams, apparently criticized in his official medical
school record for "excessive happiness." Tale of virtue ethics, the
doctor-patient relationship, the doctor as patient, and physician roles and
boundaries. (http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/bioethics/film-series/)
Patch
Adams. This movie deals with both drama and
comedy. I believe this movie would be great for students in bioethics. The
movie raises issues dealing with healthcare. It deals primarily with the issue
of whether or not doctors should focus more on the patient or more on the
disease. An example of such an issue is the scene with the elderly lady and how
the scholar student, who just believes in treating the patient, could not get
her to eat her food. Yet, Patch Adams truly listens to her and her needs and
successfully gets her to eat. Lauren Haglund (http://www.carroll.edu/msmillie/bioethics/recfilms01.htm)
Philadelphia. This was the first big budget
Hollywood film to tackle the medical, political and social issues of
AIDS. Tom Hanks plays Andrew Hackett, a talented lawyer at a stodgy
Philadelphia law firm. Andrew has contracted AIDS but fears informing his
firm about the disease. Andrew begins diligently working on a very
important case, but soon lesions associated with AIDS are visible on his
face. Andrew is abruptly removed from the case and fired from the
firm. In desperation, Andrew hires Joe Miller, a black lawyer, to battle
his law firm. Rachel Ferraro. (http://www.carroll.edu/msmillie/bioethics/recfilms01.htm)
Powder. This is an interesting movie about an exceptional
human being who is an albino with an amazing photographic memory and almost
super human powers. One of the amazing aspects about the character is that his
memory begins before he was born. In class we've been talking about the
"point of conception" and when a human body becomes
"human". This movie really poses a challenge to that question as the
character remembers every aspect of formation in the womb and states that the
worst day of his life was when he was born which interferes with our
understanding of the point of perception. Granted this is a movie with some
pretty far out ideas but nonetheless, presents new perspectives on the issue
with some interesting reflections on many different aspects of being human.
Katrina Collins (http://www.carroll.edu/msmillie/bioethics/recfilms01.htm)
Something the Lord Made (2004): True story about research
ethics and racial segregation in medicine at Johns Hopkins. An ambitious white
surgeon hires a gifted black lab technician (trained as a carpenter) to work
with him on pioneering clinical research in heart surgery. Together they break
racial barriers, as the master/slave relationship transforms into true clinical
collaboration and peer respect. (http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/bioethics/film-series/)
Steel Magnolias (1989): Although on the lighter side, this
classic "chick flick" does a nice job with type 1 diabetes
management, organ donation, diabetes complications in pregnancy, withdrawal of
treatment, and grief. Powerful performances by Sally Field and Julia Roberts. (http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/bioethics/film-series/)
Steel
Magnolias.
In this film the main character, Julia Roberts, is diabetic. She gets married
and chooses to get pregnant knowing that there is a high risk of her not
surviving the pregnancy. She survives the pregnancy, but later dies even after
having a kidney transplant. This film raises the ethical question surrounding
pregnancy in women suffering from disease. Is it ethical to condone pregnancy
in a woman who may not survive? Is it the to-be mother's choice? Who's choice
is it? Should mothers suffering from disease be required to seek counseling
before making a decision like this? Sarah Search (http://www.carroll.edu/msmillie/bioethics/recfilms01.htm)
The
Awakening.
Dr. Sayer (Robin Williams) was a newly hired doctor at a mental facility in the
summer of 1969. While at the facility Dr. Sayer realized that, there were
approximately 12 patients with the same unknown illness. He studied their
medical records and realized that all had suffered encephalitis approximately
twenty to thirty years earlier. Dr. Sayer obtains permission to test a
new drug on one patient and eventually all of the patients. Initially,
the drug seemed to work. The first experimental patient was Leonard Lowe
(Robert DeNiro). He was 11 when he contracted the encephalitis and
shortly thereafter he began slipping into this inert lethargic state.
When Leonard begins awakening from this state, he doesn't recognize himself in
the mirror, as an adult. Soon he begins to experience everything he has
missed in his life over the past thirty years. He even meets and begins
to like a young woman that comes to the facility to visit her father.
Then for some unknown reason, Leonard's body stops reacting to the drug.
His mind and body begin to slip back into the inert lethargic state.
Leonard knows that he is slipping back into that world and it scares him.
It scares all 12 patients. They know that life will go on without them,
and there's absolutely nothing they can do to prevent it. Was it fair to
bring these people back twenty or thirty years later, give them a taste of
life, only to let them watch each other slip back into their previous world of
nothingness? Kim
Carter (http://www.carroll.edu/msmillie/bioethics/recfilms01.htm)
The Doctor (1991): Excellent film about a rather cold
and pompous heart surgeon, played by William Hurt, coping with throat cancer,
and warming to the realization that patients are people who deserve sensitivity
and respect. (http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/bioethics/film-series/)
The Green Mile. This lengthy, but interesting film
raises moral and ethical issues about the death penalty. It is about an inmate
on death row, told from a prison guard's perspective. There are several twists
thrown into the movie in order to maintain the viewer's attention. Amanda McGowan (http://www.carroll.edu/msmillie/bioethics/recfilms01.htm)
The Handmaid's Tale (1990): Based on the chilling and eerie
novel by Margaret Atwood, a disturbing drama about a futuristic American
society where government control over female fertility and reproduction is
absolute. Excellent film for feminist bioethics seminars. (http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/bioethics/film-series/)
The Insider (1999): A film about the ethics of public
health versus corporate greed. A Big Tobacco "insider" suffers from
moral distress over his participation in withholding critical information about
tobacco health risks. This film explores the consequences of reporting ethical
misconduct. (http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/bioethics/film-series/)
The Ryan White Story (1989): The story of Ryan White, a
13-year-old hemophiliac who contracted AIDS from factor VIII. Raises issues
about public health ethics and pediatric ethics, as well as coping with
end-stage illness. (http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/bioethics/film-series/)
The
Sixth Day. A helicopter pilot (Arnold Schwarzenegger)
believed to be dead learns that a scientist (Robert Duvall), under the influence
of a wealthy industrialist (Tony Goldwyn), has cloned him. Arnold winds up
having to save himself from assassins sent by the industrialist's evil clone
(yes, his evil clone). The issue here is the ethics
of human cloning. The moral lesson of the movie is less about the movie than it
is about ourselves. We are much more worried about what we will do to nature
with biotechnology and science than we are about what we will do to ourselves.
We are actually, if subtly, used to changing ourselves. We do it by means of
medicine, agriculture and engineering from the moment that we are born. Genetic
change is change that is staggering in what it might lead to, but it is still
nonetheless the kind of change that we already do to ourselves. Take it away
Arnold--and please do. This was a very dumb movie! Douglas Williamson (http://www.carroll.edu/msmillie/bioethics/recfilms01.htm)
The Verdict (1982): A classic performance by Paul
Newman, as the plaintiff's lawyer in a heated malpractice case. A film about
medical error, the politics of cover-up, moral and ethical consequences, and
nursing ethics. (http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/bioethics/film-series/)
When a Man Loves a Woman (1994): Compelling study of female
alcoholism, rehab, co-dependency, and the impact of addiction - and sobriety -
on family members. A good look at social supports, addiction and autonomy. (http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/bioethics/film-series/)
Whose Life Is it Anyway? (1981): Classic film, based on the
Broadway hit about disability (spinal cord injury), the right to die, and the
doctor-patient relationship. Incredible performances by Richard Dreyfuss and
John Cassavetes. (http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/bioethics/film-series/)
Wit (2001): A devastating performance by Emma
Thompson (who co-wrote this screenplay) as a patient with end-stage ovarian
cancer. A film about clinical trials in oncology, doctor-patient relationships,
and in particular, nursing ethics. Highly
recommended! (http://ukhealthcare.uky.edu/bioethics/film-series/)
