We are “Body Donors” NOT cadavers

  • Geoffrey David Guttmann Professor of Anatomy and Physiology, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, El Paso, Texas, USA
DOI: https://doi.org/10.61797/ijcsav.v5i2.395
Keywords: Body donor, Commodification, Terminology, Respect

Abstract

On September 16, 2024, NBC National news reported on the usage of unclaimed bodies by the University of North Texas Health Science (UNTHSC) Center for Anatomical Sciences in Fort Worth, Texas.

Published
2024-12-23
Issue
Vol 5 No 2 (2024): Int J Cadaver Stud Ant Var
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Articles

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