January 29, 200818 yr It opens this Friday in Cincinnati. Many groups are against it. I think that it does serve some educational purposes, so I plan on going to see it. What do you think?
January 29, 200818 yr I didn't know anything about it til I looked it up. I'm guessing this is what will be in Cincinnati. **** A collection of 21 preserved human cadavers, along with 250 organs and partial-body specimens, will open Sept. 30 for a six-month run in a downtown building that most recently served as temporary home of the Seattle Public Library. Skinned and dissected to bare muscle, bone and guts, several of the bodies are posed as if in vigorous life: hurling a discus; running; shooting a basket. Others are sliced down the middle. Skulls are cut away to reveal the brain. Spines are splayed open and a spaghetti of nerves teased apart. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003211951_bodies20m.html
January 29, 200818 yr It actually sounds like something I'd really like to see, not to sound morbid. But to get an actual look to see how our own bodies tick is very intriguing.
January 29, 200818 yr The Catholic church has spoken out against it... Yep. I found this article with more details on it. The bodies were obtained, “plastinated” and exhibited without the previous permission of the deceased or family members. While the Catholic Church has long supported the donation of bodies for scientific advancement, it is always understood that morally and ethically such donations must be donated with valid and informed consent. “Plastinated” is a process of replacing bodily fluids with polymers shortly after death. This allows the body to be preserved and posed for exhibit. The cadavers come from China, a country with an atrocious record on human rights. Though the exhibition’s organizers have stated otherwise, it is difficult to determine satisfactorily whether the bodies are the result of human rights abuses. http://www.catholic.org/diocese/diocese_story.php?id=26430
January 29, 200818 yr These people would have agreed before hand to donate their bodies to science, wouldn't they?
January 29, 200818 yr Yep. I found this article with more details on it. The bodies were obtained, “plastinated” and exhibited without the previous permission of the deceased or family members. While the Catholic Church has long supported the donation of bodies for scientific advancement, it is always understood that morally and ethically such donations must be donated with valid and informed consent. “Plastinated” is a process of replacing bodily fluids with polymers shortly after death. This allows the body to be preserved and posed for exhibit. The cadavers come from China, a country with an atrocious record on human rights. Though the exhibition’s organizers have stated otherwise, it is difficult to determine satisfactorily whether the bodies are the result of human rights abuses. http://www.catholic.org/diocese/diocese_story.php?id=26430 I can understand why the Church might have issue with it. Coming from China there it is easy to see why the Church might doubt the consent of the "donors" per se.
January 29, 200818 yr Yep. I found this article with more details on it. The bodies were obtained, “plastinated” and exhibited without the previous permission of the deceased or family members. While the Catholic Church has long supported the donation of bodies for scientific advancement, it is always understood that morally and ethically such donations must be donated with valid and informed consent. “Plastinated” is a process of replacing bodily fluids with polymers shortly after death. This allows the body to be preserved and posed for exhibit. The cadavers come from China, a country with an atrocious record on human rights. Though the exhibition’s organizers have stated otherwise, it is difficult to determine satisfactorily whether the bodies are the result of human rights abuses. http://www.catholic.org/diocese/diocese_story.php?id=26430 For this reason, I will skip this exhibit.
January 29, 200818 yr My fiance saw this in Chicago a few years back and I have been wanting to see it ever since. This is great news for me, so I don't have to travel to Illinois.
January 29, 200818 yr There is some question as to how the bodies were obtained . Some fear that they might be the bodies of executed political prisoners or mentally ill patients that were euthanized . Since they are from China these are valid concerns IMHO.
January 29, 200818 yr I plan on seeing it with KB. God forbid we learn something about ourselves. The objection to the exhibit is about how the bodies were obtained, not about what they're showing.
January 29, 200818 yr The objection to the exhibit is about how the bodies were obtained, not about what they're showing. I realize that, just not letting the churches opinion on anything affect the way I try and further my knowledge. They have plenty of self policing to do before they judge my moral character.
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