An episode of Canadian medical drama Nurses has been pulled from NBC’s digital platforms and future airings after facing a backlash for a storyline featuring an Orthodox Jewish patient.
In the episode, titled “Achilles Heel”, an Orthodox Jewish patient refuses a bone graft from a potentially “Arab” or female donor.
An NBC source told Variety that the network had consulted with leading Jewish organisations in deciding to pull the episode from digital platforms.
The episode has faced significant pushback for its portrayal of religious Jewish culture.