A Macabre Theater of Greed
An AP newswire article, via Wired News, reports that:
Authorities are investigating allegations that hundreds of bodies were illegally carved up in funeral homes around New York City and sold for parts without the permission of the families of the deceased.
Corpses — including that of famed British broadcaster Alistair Cooke — were used to harvest human bone, skin and tendons which were then sold for a profit, authorities allege.
Worse, health officials fear some of the stolen body parts were diseased, and could infect patients who received them in skin grafts, dental implants or other orthopedic procedures — a risk concealed by paperwork doctored with forged signatures and false information.
posted by Fergie @ 12/24/2005 02:08:00 PM
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