After we die [[electronic resource] ] : the life and times of the human cadaver / / Norman L. Cantor

• Autore: Cantor Norman L
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (383 p.)
• Disciplina: 393
• Soggetto topico: Dead bodies (Law); Human body - Law and legislation; Dead - Legal status, laws, etc; Burial laws; Offenses against the person; Sacrilege
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: After we die
• ISBN: 1-58901-713-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791675603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II