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10/28/2017 / By Janine Acero

Body snatchers: Bodies donated to research don’t always reach the lab, according to new investigation

New investigation has revealed that bodies donated for medical purposes don’t always make their way to the right facilities – many end up in warehouses to be incinerated or dismembered using course-cutting instruments like a chainsaw. According to a report by the DailyMail, thousands of Americans donate their bodies to “biomedical advancement” hoping to help […]

10/22/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

California passes legislation allowing the liquification of human bodies

Last Oct. 15, 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the controversial Assembly Bill 967, or the bill that makes it legal to dispose of human remains through water cremation. Also known as alkaline hydrolysis, Californians will be able to choose this cremation method for their loved ones as early as 2020. Despite its name, water […]

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