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| Author: | Madeline [ 29 May 07, 13:59 ] |
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Kidney Show Controversy Controversy is raging in The Netherlands over a television show in which a terminally ill woman gives her kidneys to a lucky contestant. Broadcasters BNN are set to air The Big Donor show on Friday where the 37-year-old woman will choose from three people with kidney problems. She will make her decision based on the contestants' history, profile and conversations with their families and friends. Viewers will be able to send text messages advising her during the 80-minute show. BNN says it wants to highlight the challenges in getting donor organs as a tribute to BNN founder Bart de Graaff, who died of kidney failure five years ago, despite several transplants. The coalition ruling parties, Christian Democrat (CD) and the conservative Christian Union, have called the show "wretched" and "unethical". The show is produced by Endemol, the company that pioneered Big Brother in 1999. May 29 2007 - waveguide.co.uk |
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| Author: | JimD [ 29 May 07, 18:30 ] |
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| Author: | JimD [ 01 Jun 07, 22:48 ] |
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Kidney donor reality TV show a hoax A Dutch reality TV show in which a woman had to decide which one of three contestants she would donate a kidney to has been revealed to be a hoax, the programme makers have said tonight. The woman, who was initially identified as 'Lisa', and said to be suffering from a brain tumour, was revealed to be a healthy actress one hour into The Big Donor Show. The three contestants on the programme are genuinely in need of kidney transplants. However, all three agreed to take part with the knowledge beforehand that the programme was a hoax. Guardian |
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| Author: | OldGit [ 02 Jun 07, 14:04 ] |
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Praise after Dutch reality show is revealed as hoax A DUTCH Government minister today hailed a television show in which a terminally ill woman was set donate her kidney to one of three contestants after it was revealed as a hoax. The programme, made by Big Brother creators Endemol, had led to widespread criticism for being tasteless and unethical. But at the last moment yesterday, presenter Patrick Lodiers of the Big Donor Show said the woman known as Lisa was an actress, and was not actually dying of a brain tumour as claimed. The exercise was intended to pressure the Dutch government into reforming its organ donation laws and raise public awareness of the need for organs. After the hoax was revealed, education minister Ronald Plasterk hailed the show as a "fantastic stunt". The Netherlands has one of the lowest donor rates in Europe, according to data compiled by the country's Health Council. About 40,000 patients are waiting for a transplant across the EU. Scotsman |
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| Author: | OldGit [ 03 Jun 07, 17:34 ] |
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New Big Brother Reality Show a Hoax The producers of Big Brother seem to have reached thier lowest point with the revealing that a patient, for thier latest reality show, who was looking for a kidney donor, wasn't even sick. A television show in which a woman would donate a kidney to a contestants was revealed as a hoax Friday, with presenters saying they were trying to pressure the government into reforming organ donation laws. Shortly before the controversial program was to air, Patrick Lodiers of the ``Big Donor Show'' said the woman was not actually dying of a brain tumor and the entire exercise was intended to put pressure on the government and raise awareness of the need for organs. The three prospective recipients were real patients in need of transplants and had been in on the hoax, the show said. The program concept had received widespread criticism for being tasteless and unethical. But Lodiers said that it was ``reality that was shocking'' because around 200 people die annually in the Netherlands while waiting for a kidney, and the average waiting time is more than four years. Under Dutch rules, donors must be friends, or preferably, family of the recipient. Meeting on a TV show wouldn't qualify. ``I thought it was brilliant, really,'' said Caroline Klingers, a kidney patient who was watching the show at a kidney treatment center in Bussum, Netherlands. ``I know these transplant doctors, and I thought they'll never go and actually do it. But it's good for the publicity and there are no losers.'' During the show, 25 kidney patients were vetted by ``Lisa,'' and most were quickly dismissed for being too old, too young, smokers, ex-smokers or unemployed. Contestants gave moving pleas for why they should receive the organ. ``It really hurt watching that,'' said Tim Duyst, whose wife is awaiting a transplant and cannot work. ``You're dismissed in a wave of the hand.'' Viewers were called on to express an opinion or vote for their favorite candidate by SMS text message for 47 cents. The show was produced by Endemol, which created ``Big Brother'' in 1999. The Royal Netherlands Medical Association, known by its Dutch acronym KNM, had urged its members not to participate and questioned whether the program might just be a publicity stunt. ``Given the large medical, psychological, and legal uncertainties around this case, the KNMG considers the chance extremely small that it will ever come to an organ transplant,'' it said. All seven of the country's transplant centers had said they not cooperating with the program, KNMG spokeswoman Saskia van der Ree. Earlier in the week, the Cabinet declined suggestions from lawmakers to ban the program, saying that would amount to censorship. Generation Q |
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