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Fleshdancer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-29-07 09:21 AM
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WTF?? ---- TV contestants to compete for woman's kidneys
And I thought American reality shows were bad....

http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,,2090151,00.html

A Dutch reality television show in which a terminally ill woman is to select one of three contestants to receive her kidneys when she dies is to air this week despite criticism that it pushes the boundaries of the format too far.

The government has called for De Grote Donorshow (The Big Donor show) to be dropped because it is "unethical" and "wretched" but the broadcaster BNN said it would go ahead to highlight the difficulties of searching for kidney donors.

In the show, due to be broadcast on Friday, a woman identified only as Lisa, 37, will select a recipient based on their history, profile and conversations with their families and friends. Throughout the 80-minute show, viewers will be invited to send Lisa text messages to advise her.

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