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Body Snatchers and the Murky Process of Whole-Body Donation

Opinion | Each year, more than 20,000 people in the U.S. donate their bodies to science after death. But the programs that handle whole-body donations lack oversight, with inconsistencies in standards of consent, transparency, and accountability. The result is reminiscent of the body-snatching practices of years past.

Body Snatchers and the Murky Process of Whole-Body Donation

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