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title: "A new low in television reached"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2004/4/29/a-new-low-in-television-reached.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2004/4/29/a-new-low-in-television-reached.html"
published: "2004-04-29T22:47:00"
updated: "2004-04-29T22:47:00"
tags: ["Off Topic"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "eek! American Television is reaching new amazing lows . (via Bill ) ” In a unique television event, Barbara Walters documents a young birth mother's journey as she selects who, among five anxious couples vying for a…"
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# A new low in television reached

By Roy Osherove April 29, 2004 In [Off Topic](https://osherove.com/blog/category/off-topic)

**Historical article** · Originally published April 29, 2004; technical details may be outdated.

eek! American Television is reaching [new amazing lows](http://abcnews.go.com/sections/2020/Living/Adoption_promo_040426-1.html). (via [Bill](http://geekswithblogs.net/evjen/archive/2004/04/26/4377.aspx))

_” In a unique television event, Barbara Walters documents a young birth mother's journey as she selects who, among five anxious couples vying for a child of their own, will become parents to her child. “_

_"I was basically deciding if they're going to have children or not. I was kind of playing God," says Jessica, 16, about her heartwrenching choice of who would adopt and raise her unborn baby boy while allowing her to continue to play a part in his life“_

_“20/20 cameras are there as each couple tries to convince the pregnant girl that they would be the best parents for her soon-to-be-born baby. But after all of the heartache, will the 8½-month pregnant high school sophomore really be ready to sign away her legal rights once the baby is born and she can hold him in her arms? “_

All I can say is that this makes me sick and I would never watch such a horrifying thing.

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