WATCH: A paid viewing of cutting into a corpse takes a wrong turn...
A body isn't just a body when it's someone you love lying there...
When we lay a loved one to rest, very rarely would you find the family engaging with the corpse after paying their last respects. Well, at least not to our knowledge.
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Have you ever heard of a service that dissects corpses in front of a live, paying audience? Well, it is real and in this case the family of the person whose body was being dissected said that they were unaware that his body was going to be mutilated in front of them.
Firstly, we think that this very much something that not everyone would migrate to. But the aim is to be educational, to be informative in terms of learning more about the human body.
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"Around 70 people forked over up to $500 (about R7,400) each to watch in person an anatomist cut up the body of 98-year-old David Saunders in a hotel ballroom in Oregon last month." (MSN)
The event was marketed as a forensic autopsy on a full human cadaver, that would involve a "a formal anatomical dissection (which) will offer us a unique look at what is under our skin, through our bodies and how it all works together."
"There will be several opportunities for attendees to get an up-close-and-personal look at the cadaver," the ticketing page said. "Cadaver access before, after and during breaks." (MSN)
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The sad reality is that the family were not aware that this would be happening. Bodies that are generally donated to medical science institutions are usually cremated and the ashes are returned to the next of kin.
However, there seems to be a missing link when it comes to the family being informed about the actual medical intentions that were going to occur here. Of course, helping the aspect of education is a good thing, but the nature of this can be traumatic for the family.
Nevertheless, we hope that they can resolve this in a sensitive manner.
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