Has realty TV gone to far?

Is this for real? I think this must be the most disgusting TV-show idea I have ever heard! This is cold blooded exploitation of people. Sometimes people need to be protected from themselves - dying and seriously ill people do not need to be put in situations like this for the rest of the world to see. Really! I could go on and on, but I feel my views are pretty well covered after saying I find this horrific and disgusting.

Hey, the show is a hoax as it turns out. Friday, it was made public that the show was made as an attempt to bring to put pressure on the government and to increase awareness into the donor problem. The dying woman was not dying, however, the contestants are real patients waiting for a donation. The patients were also in on the hoax.

That is pretty sick. It seems unethical to have people competing for an organ donation. How can that woman live with herself? Oh, wait....she doesn't have to live with herself because she is dying. I wouldn't want her diseased kidney anyway. I think that there are more tasteful and moral ways to call attention to the lack of organ donors.

I am not easily offended, but this is probably the most offensive idea for a reality show ever imagined. It is immoral, unethical, and appalling that they would make a game out of three people's lives. Despite this, however, I have to disagree with the people that say that the network shouldn't be allowed to air the show. Although I completely disagree with the show's premise, the network should be allowed to air it as planned. Freedom of speech means that you can't censor something just because you disagree with it, no matter how revolting it may be. Ultimately, the viewers will be the judge. If nobody watches, the show will probably be canceled.