03262nam 2200637 a 450 991082170290332120230725015912.01-58901-713-7(CKB)2560000000054984(EBL)660447(OCoLC)699513541(SSID)ssj0000466790(PQKBManifestationID)11311379(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000466790(PQKBWorkID)10466683(PQKB)10950955(MiAaPQ)EBC660447(MdBmJHUP)muse3305(Au-PeEL)EBL660447(CaPaEBR)ebr10439491(EXLCZ)99256000000005498420100407d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAfter we die[electronic resource] the life and times of the human cadaver /Norman L. CantorWashington, D.C. Georgetown University Press20101 online resource (383 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-58901-695-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.When does a person become a corpse? -- The human nature of the corpse -- The legal status of the post living : 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 -- Corpses are a lot like you and me, only different.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.Dead bodies (Law)Human bodyLaw and legislationDeadLegal status, laws, etcBurial lawsOffenses against the personSacrilegeDead bodies (Law)Human bodyLaw and legislation.DeadLegal status, laws, etc.Burial laws.Offenses against the person.Sacrilege.393Cantor Norman L298376MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821702903321After we die3934387UNINA