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The story of David Vetter, the boy in the plastic bubble, is
a tragic tale that pits ambitious doctors against bewildered,
frightened young parents.
When David Vetter died at age 12, he was already world famous: he
was the boy in the plastic bubble, mythologized as the plucky,
handsome child who had defied the odds. His life story is a tragic
tale that pits ambitious doctors against bewildered, frightened
young parents. It is a story of committed caregivers and
resourceful scientists on the cutting edge of medical research. Did
doctors, in a rush to save a child, condemn the boy to a life not
worth living? Did they, in the end, effectively decide how to kill
him? The film raises some of the most difficult ethical questions
of our age.