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" After we die : "
Norman L. Cantor
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BL
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591367
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b420586
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| Main Entry
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Cantor, Norman L.
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After we die : : the life and times of the human cadaver /\ Norman L. Cantor
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x, 372 pages ;; 24 cm
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9781589016958 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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: 1589016955 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-350) and index
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| Contents
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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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| Abstract
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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
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Dead bodies (Law)
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Human body-- Law and legislation.
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Dead-- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Burial laws.
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Offenses against the person.
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Sacrilege.
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393
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K564.H8C36 2010
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