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crime28 days ago•1 min saved

Harvard morgue manager and wife sentenced in body parts theft scheme

Cedric Lodge, a former Harvard Medical School morgue manager, was sentenced to eight years in prison for stealing and selling body parts from donated cadavers, with his wife receiving a year for aiding him. The scheme involved shipping body parts like brains, skin, and faces to buyers, treating human remains as commodities, which led to Harvard suspending body donations temporarily. The case highlights serious ethical violations in body handling and trafficking.

via CNN|

#body-donation #body-parts-trafficking #cedric-lodge

world4 months ago•11 min saved

Legal US Body Part Trade Faces Exploitation Risks

The article explores the controversial and largely unregulated US market for human body parts, where private companies buy, dissect, and sell cadavers for profit, raising ethical concerns and highlighting the need for stricter regulation and increased altruistic donations, with future alternatives like virtual reality potentially reducing reliance on real bodies.

via BBC|

#body-donation #body-parts-trade #for-profit-body-brokers

world7 months ago•3 min saved

Donating my mother's body to Alzheimer's research led to shocking results

An Arizona man donated his mother's body for Alzheimer's research, but it was secretly used in military blast experiments after her arm was separated and her body was destroyed without proper consent, revealing widespread unethical practices in body brokering and a lack of regulation.

via Irish Mirror|

#alzheimers-research #body-donation #body-parts-trafficking

arts-and-culture2 years ago•5 min saved

Aboriginal artist seeks British body donation.

Aboriginal Tasmanian artist Nathan Maynard is seeking a volunteer "of British descent" to donate their dead body to an art project which would "speak to sacrifice for past sins". Maynard says he wants his work to prompt reflection on one of the colonial era's darkest episodes. His planned work will form part of an arts festival in Hobart this November. The project will unfold in several stages, starting with an interview and selection process for prospective donors.

via BBC|

#aboriginal-art #art-installation #arts-and-culture