Better Off Dead?

Name: Better Off Dead?
Genre: Talk & Interview, News, Documentary
Released: November 20, 1984
Cast: Will Lyman, Judy Woodruff

Frontline: Season 3: Episode 6

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PBS | Air Date: November 20, 1984

Starring: Will Lyman, Judy Woodruff

Summary: Frontline goes inside the hospitals where each day doctors, lawyers, and parents face the agonizing choice: how far to go with medical treatment for infants born so physically and mentally damaged that they have no hope of leading normal lives? The show looks at certain case histories.

Genre(s): Talk & Interview, News, Documentary

Season 3 Episodes

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S3:E30. Breaking the Bank
Air Date: May 28, 1985
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S3:E29. What About Mom and Dad?
Air Date: May 21, 1985
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S3:E28. You Are in the Computer
Air Date: May 14, 1985

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  Air Date: May 21, 1985
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  Air Date: May 14, 1985
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  S3:E27. Memory of the Camps
  Air Date: May 7, 1985
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  Air Date: April 30, 1985
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  Air Date: April 23, 1985
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  Air Date: February 26, 1985
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  Air Date: February 19, 1985
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  Air Date: February 12, 1985
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  Air Date: February 5, 1985
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  Air Date: January 29, 1985
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  Air Date: January 22, 1985
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  Air Date: December 11, 1984
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  Air Date: November 27, 1984
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  Air Date: November 20, 1984
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  Air Date: November 13, 1984
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  Air Date: October 30, 1984
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  Air Date: October 23, 1984
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  Air Date: October 16, 1984
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  Air Date: October 9, 1984
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