عنوان

After we die :

(Number (ISBN

1589016955 (hbk. : alk. paper)

(Number (ISBN

9781589016958 (hbk. : alk. paper)

Number

b420586

Title Proper

After we die :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

the life and times of the human cadaver /

First Statement of Responsibility

Norman L. Cantor

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

x, 372 pages ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-350) and index

Text of Note

When does a person become a corpse? -- The human nature of a cadaver -- The legal status of the postliving : do corpses have rights? -- Decomposition of the body and efforts to slow its disintegration -- Final disposal of human remains -- Eternal preservation of the deceased : literally and figuratively -- The cadaver as supplier of used body parts -- The cadaver as teacher, research subject, or forensic witness -- The cadaver as parent -- Body snatching, then and now -- Desecration of human remains -- Public display and the dignity of human remains -- Don't neglect the fate of your remains

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Text of Note

This volume chronicles not only a human corpse's physical state but also its legal and moral status, including what rights, if any, the corpse possesses. The author argues that a corpse maintains a "quasi-human status" granting it certain protected rights-both legal and moral. One of a corpse's purported rights is to have its predecessor's disposal choices upheld. This work reviews unconventional ways in which a person can extend a personal legacy via their corpse's role in medical education, scientific research, or tissue transplantation. The author outlines the limits that post-mortem "human dignity" poses upon disposal options, particularly the use of a cadaver or its parts in educational or artistic displays. Contemporary illustrations of these complex issues abound

Burial laws.

Dead bodies (Law)

Dead-- Legal status, laws, etc.

Human body-- Law and legislation.

Offenses against the person.

Sacrilege.

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Edition

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Book number

Cantor, Norman L.

Date of Transaction

20120109112327.0

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Electronic name

[Book]

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