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Cadavers for anatomical dissection

Pampily, Varghese Sebatian
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Pampily, Varghese Sebatian
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human dignity
autonomy of the patient
research ethics
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Bioethics
Social ethics
Sexual orientation/gender
Medical ethics
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"An unclaimed cadaver can be obtained legally for purpose of dissection. However, cadavers have also been erroneously or unethically labelled 'unclaimed'. These have been distributed for teaching - a practice doing injustice to the dead and their next of kin. Some important interests to keep in mind are the ethical and humanitarian need to inform surviving relatives; and the need to record facts of the death for official, statistical and legal purposes, such as discharging legal claims for life insurance and survival pension. To begin with it is necessary to understand the meaning of 'unclaimed body', 'unidentified body', and 'donated body'.
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2005-01
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