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JustJess · 05-29-2007, 05:18 PM

EDIT: to jorgelito: I know no one is forcing them. But c'mon. This woman is dying... and I'm inclined to think she's on a power trip here. How is she qualified to decide who needs her organs the most? What kind of insanity do you have to have to plan on who gets your kidneys when you die? As for the possible recipients... I just feel bad for them. They're desperate. They'll take any salvation offered to live... you would too.

Look, those other shows are pretty gross, and I don't find them entertaining in the slightest. But this is about organ donation. I hear there's a major shortage in the Netherlands for organs. There's a organ shortage crisis here too. But there's a reason you can't sell your organs - or in this case, the organ publicity. It politicizes and otherwise harms what should be an impartial process. In the US, recipients are rated on a need basis - who needs it most? Not on a "who's going to be the most sympathetic on TV" basis. And frankly, I doubt the dying woman is all that qualified to make a decision like this. This is disgusting, no matter their supposed reasons - this show will generate the PRODUCERS income. Unless they are donating all proceeds, I don't think I can be convinced otherwise.

05-29-2007, 05:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
JustJess Unencapsulated Location: Kittyville	EDIT: to jorgelito: I know no one is forcing them. But c'mon. This woman is dying... and I'm inclined to think she's on a power trip here. How is she qualified to decide who needs her organs the most? What kind of insanity do you have to have to plan on who gets your kidneys when you die? As for the possible recipients... I just feel bad for them. They're desperate. They'll take any salvation offered to live... you would too. Look, those other shows are pretty gross, and I don't find them entertaining in the slightest. But this is about organ donation. I hear there's a major shortage in the Netherlands for organs. There's a organ shortage crisis here too. But there's a reason you can't sell your organs - or in this case, the organ publicity. It politicizes and otherwise harms what should be an impartial process. In the US, recipients are rated on a need basis - who needs it most? Not on a "who's going to be the most sympathetic on TV" basis. And frankly, I doubt the dying woman is all that qualified to make a decision like this. This is disgusting, no matter their supposed reasons - this show will generate the PRODUCERS income. Unless they are donating all proceeds, I don't think I can be convinced otherwise. __________________ My heart knows me better than I know myself, so I'm gonna let it do all the talkin'. Last edited by JustJess; 05-29-2007 at 05:20 PM..