Soundprint_00043_news: Intersex/First Do No Harm
From: Soundprint
Series: SOUNDPRINT weekly series (News Hole Compatible)
Length: 59:00
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**** PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS ****
Intersex
A group of women talk of their experiences with a rare condition - intersexuality. They are women who have the male XY chromosome. One was forcibly raised as a boy. One only found out about her condition accidentally when she was a teenager. And one was kept in the dark about it deliberately by doctors. About one baby in 20,000 infants is born intersex. Often these infants can be clearly seen to belong to one sex, but a small percentage of them are born with ambiguous genitalia and in the past, doctors made a unilateral decision about which sex they thought the child belonged to. Sometimes they even performed surgery without properly consulting or informing the parents. That practice has been banned in the Netherlands but although medical personnel and lay people are more open to variations in sexuality these days, people with an intersex condition still find the subject very difficult to bring up. This program was produced by Dheera Sujan of Radio Netherlands and airs as part of our international documentary exchange series, Crossing Boundaries.
First Do No Harm
First Do No Harm is a cautionary tale of two countries, two doctors, and two families. The story surrounds families who lost children, only to have their lives torn apart by criminal investigations, accusing them of murdering their children. The cases involved Dr. Charles Smith, then head of the pediatric forensic pathology unit at Sick Kids hospital in Toronto and a so-called expert witness in those children's deaths in Canada. And in the UK, Dr. Sir Roy Meadow, a former president of the British Pediatric Association, also a distinguished expert witness. A look at what went wrong and what's being done to right them in both countries. This program was produced by Karin Wells of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and airs as part of our international documentary exchange series Crossing Boundaries.
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Piece Description
This program is offered to current SOUNDPRINT MEMBER stations as a free alternative to our weekly (full 59 minute) Soundprint feed. If you are interested in broadcasting this Newshole-Friendly version of Soundprint, but are not a Soundprint Member Station, please contact us (BEFORE DOWNLOADING) about a trial period or other options at (301)317-0110. Thanks for reading carefully!! **** PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS **** Intersex A group of women talk of their experiences with a rare condition - intersexuality. They are women who have the male XY chromosome. One was forcibly raised as a boy. One only found out about her condition accidentally when she was a teenager. And one was kept in the dark about it deliberately by doctors. About one baby in 20,000 infants is born intersex. Often these infants can be clearly seen to belong to one sex, but a small percentage of them are born with ambiguous genitalia and in the past, doctors made a unilateral decision about which sex they thought the child belonged to. Sometimes they even performed surgery without properly consulting or informing the parents. That practice has been banned in the Netherlands but although medical personnel and lay people are more open to variations in sexuality these days, people with an intersex condition still find the subject very difficult to bring up. This program was produced by Dheera Sujan of Radio Netherlands and airs as part of our international documentary exchange series, Crossing Boundaries. First Do No Harm First Do No Harm is a cautionary tale of two countries, two doctors, and two families. The story surrounds families who lost children, only to have their lives torn apart by criminal investigations, accusing them of murdering their children. The cases involved Dr. Charles Smith, then head of the pediatric forensic pathology unit at Sick Kids hospital in Toronto and a so-called expert witness in those children's deaths in Canada. And in the UK, Dr. Sir Roy Meadow, a former president of the British Pediatric Association, also a distinguished expert witness. A look at what went wrong and what's being done to right them in both countries. This program was produced by Karin Wells of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and airs as part of our international documentary exchange series Crossing Boundaries.
Broadcast History
This News-Hole-friendly version of SOUNDPRINT is produced in tandem with our weekly Soundprint series, which feeds Friday afternoons via PRSS and is aired on member stations throughout the following week
Please note:
This program is offered to current SOUNDPRINT MEMBER stations as a free alternative to our weekly (full 59 minute) Soundprint feed. If you are interested in broadcasting this Newshole-Friendly version of Soundprint, but are not a Soundprint Member Station, please contact us (BEFORE DOWNLOADING) about a trial period or other options at (301)317-0110. Thanks for reading carefully!!
Timing and Cues
Program Time: 59:00
File Format: MPEG 1 Layer II (.mp2) 256kbps from 16 bit 44.1kHz
File Size: 108 MB
SOUNDPRINT 1: Intersex
SOUNDPRINT 2: First Do No Harm
SOUNDPRINT (NewsHole-Friendly) will be available Fridays at 1200 Eastern Time via PRX, the Public Radio Exchange, at: www.prx.org/series/11955
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***DETAILED CLOCK RUNDOWN***
00:00 - 00:59 SOUNDPRINT Billboard
00:59 - 01:00 BLACK
01:00 - 06:00 NEWS HOLE
06:00 - 28:59 SOUNDPRINT 1: Intersex
-[In cue: "Welcome to Soundprint, I'm Lisa Simeone..."]
-[Out cue: "...up next on SOUNDPRINT"] @ 28:54
-[followed by :05 theme music. Please note that music ends cold]
28:59 - 29:00 1 second black
29:00 - 29:59 Music bed[an opportunity for stations to do local forward promoting and underwriting credits]
29:59 -30:00 1 second black
30:00 - 58:29 SOUNDPRINT 2: First Do No Harm
-[In cue: "Welcome to Soundprint, I'm Lisa Simeone..."]
-[Out cue: "...I'm Lisa Simeone"] @ 58:26
-[followed by 00:03 theme music. Please note that music ends cold
58:29 - 58:30 1 second black
58:30 - 58:59 Music bed[an opportunity for stations to do local forward promoting and underwriting credits]
58:59 - 59:00 1 second black
59:00 ends
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**** PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS ****
Intersex
A group of women talk of their experiences with a rare condition - intersexuality. They are women who have the male XY chromosome. One was forcibly raised as a boy. One only found out about her condition accidentally when she was a teenager. And one was kept in the dark about it deliberately by doctors. About one baby in 20,000 infants is born intersex. Often these infants can be clearly seen to belong to one sex, but a small percentage of them are born with ambiguous genitalia and in the past, doctors made a unilateral decision about which sex they thought the child belonged to. Sometimes they even performed surgery without properly consulting or informing the parents. That practice has been banned in the Netherlands but although medical personnel and lay people are more open to variations in sexuality these days, people with an intersex condition still find the subject very difficult to bring up. This program was produced by Dheera Sujan of Radio Netherlands and airs as part of our international documentary exchange series, Crossing Boundaries.
First Do No Harm
First Do No Harm is a cautionary tale of two countries, two doctors, and two families. The story surrounds families who lost children, only to have their lives torn apart by criminal investigations, accusing them of murdering their children. The cases involved Dr. Charles Smith, then head of the pediatric forensic pathology unit at Sick Kids hospital in Toronto and a so-called expert witness in those children's deaths in Canada. And in the UK, Dr. Sir Roy Meadow, a former president of the British Pediatric Association, also a distinguished expert witness. A look at what went wrong and what's being done to right them in both countries. This program was produced by Karin Wells of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and airs as part of our international documentary exchange series Crossing Boundaries.
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Review of Soundprint_00043_news: Intersex/First Do No Harm
This piece, although shocking, was a lovely intimate look at the difference between individuals, institutions, parents, and children's experiences in difficult situations. I was particularly touched by the intersex piece.