Dutch so-called reality show hikes organ donor registrations
By Stu on Jul 18, 2007 in transplant
According to a BBC article, the fake Dutch reality show “The Big Donor”, in which three “contestants” competed to receive the organ of a “terminally ill” patient, has seen 12,000 new registered organ donors in the Netherlands since the show went to air.
Whilst I’m still not convinced as to whether the show was the right way to go about getting more people to register as organ donors, you can’t argue with the success it’s had.
What do you think? Is there some imaginary line in the sand which should not be crossed in promoting the idea of organ donation?
