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The Children Act

What you have to understandis that blood, it's the essenceof what it means to be human

What you have to understand
is that blood, it's the essence
of what it means to be human

Full Transcript

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What you have to understand is that blood,
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it's the essence of what it means to be human.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:13
Uploaded
Jun 26, 2025
Genres
drama
Production
FilmNation Entertainment,BBC Film,Toledo Productions

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Movie Summary

As her marriage crumbles, a judge must decide a case involving a teenage boy who is refusing a blood transfusion on religious principle.
It's the gift of life that we should all be grateful for. - The Children Act 00:05
It's the gift of life that we should all be grateful fo...
So why would Adam refuse such a gift from the doctors? - The Children Act 00:07
So why would Adam refuse such a gift from the doctors?
Mixing your own blood - The Children Act 00:10
Mixing your own blood
It's a rejection of God's gift. - The Children Act 00:04
It's a rejection of God's gift.
That's why he specifically forbids it - The Children Act 00:07
That's why he specifically forbids it
And our son, Adam, - The Children Act 00:05
And our son, Adam,
Do you and your wife love your son, Mr Henry? - The Children Act 00:05
Do you and your wife love your son, Mr Henry?
And if refusing a blood transfusion... - The Children Act 00:05
And if refusing a blood transfusion...
Then he'd take his place - The Children Act 00:06
Then he'd take his place
And how will you and Naomi feel? - The Children Act 00:04
And how will you and Naomi feel?
You'll be grief-stricken, won't you, Mr Henry? - The Children Act 00:06
You'll be grief-stricken, won't you, Mr Henry?
So this refusal is Adam's decision, not coming from you? - The Children Act 00:07
So this refusal is Adam's decision, not coming from you...
He's profound. - The Children Act 00:04
He's profound.
Mr Henry, these books of the Bible you mentioned. - The Children Act 00:04
Mr Henry, these books of the Bible you mentioned.
At the time of these Iron Age texts, transfusion didn't exist. - The Children Act 00:04
At the time of these Iron Age texts, transfusion didn't...
Many Jehovah's Witnesses accept blood products - The Children Act 00:05
Many Jehovah's Witnesses accept blood products
Isn't it the case that there are other options open to young Adam - The Children Act 00:08
Isn't it the case that there are other options open to ...
I don't know anyone - The Children Act 00:05
I don't know anyone
The same strict elders who've been visiting your son every day - The Children Act 00:05
The same strict elders who've been visiting your son ev...
It's true, isn't it, that if Adam agreed to a transfusion, - The Children Act 00:09
It's true, isn't it, that if Adam agreed to a tran...