May 28, 2007

Dutch TV show has viewers voting on who should get donor organ

BNN, a public-service broadcasting network in the Netherlands, has programmed a reality show on June 1st, whereby a 37-year-old terminal patient with a brain tumor, will chose, live, on TV, which of three contestants in need of a kidney transplant, will get her kidney once she dies.

Viewers will be able to send text messages to the show, giving their choice of who deserves the kidney organ most.

Daily newspaper Algemeen Dagblad reported that this show is creating a huge controversy - including at government level - for making light of organ donations. The show claims they are trying to reflect the harsh reality; that receiving a donor transplant is one big lottery.

[via Fenêtre sur l'Europe (in French)]

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