Academic Resources: film database
Name of film: Burden of Knowledge: Moral Dilemmas in Prenatal Testing
Topics: prenatal diagnosis, selective abortion, disability
Brief Summary: A documentary exploring the "burden of knowledge" confronted by pregnant women undergoing prenatal diagnosis. Includes interviews with women and their partners, geneticists, disability-rights and feminist activists, very thought-provoking.
Date of Release: 1994
Length: 54 minutes
Where to get it: Fanlight Productions