It's curious to see the negative reviews, which are really reactions to the argument of the film rather than the quality of it.
Sally Phillips is both a successful actress and a Christian, which is clear in the film so any bias is on show.
She visits Iceland which has been successful in 'eradicating' Downs Syndrome, not by curing it but by identifying and aborting all fetuses that carry this abnormality.
Much is made of her own relationship with her child, and it's not really made clear whether her resources (financial, emotional, familial or spiritual) have resulted in improved outcomes, or whether she is just 'lucky'. That would have been worth investigating further.
Anything that touches on abortion raises all kinds of emotions, and there is an unspoken critique of those whose chose abortion for a fetus with Downs. If people don't want to think about this stuff, they don't have to watch this film. However, seeing her happy and smiling son raises disturbing questions about the ethics of using abortion to 'solve' disability.
Sally Phillips is both a successful actress and a Christian, which is clear in the film so any bias is on show.
She visits Iceland which has been successful in 'eradicating' Downs Syndrome, not by curing it but by identifying and aborting all fetuses that carry this abnormality.
Much is made of her own relationship with her child, and it's not really made clear whether her resources (financial, emotional, familial or spiritual) have resulted in improved outcomes, or whether she is just 'lucky'. That would have been worth investigating further.
Anything that touches on abortion raises all kinds of emotions, and there is an unspoken critique of those whose chose abortion for a fetus with Downs. If people don't want to think about this stuff, they don't have to watch this film. However, seeing her happy and smiling son raises disturbing questions about the ethics of using abortion to 'solve' disability.