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Chargement... After We Die: The Life and Times of the Human Cadaverpar Norman L. Cantor
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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. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Indeed, this is a fascinating and in-depth informative autopsy of the corpse through the ages.
Did you know, for example, that corpses have legal rights? Did you know that doctors still debate the actual time of death?
And what do you want to know about the dead? What’s involved in donating organs? What actually happens during an autopsy? What happens to the deceased in a funeral home? What are some of the ways that a body can be preserved?
These and many more questions are examined and answered.
Strange and horrifying as it might very well sound, did you know that a female cadaver could be used as a surrogate mother? That dead women have given birth?
That, and other legal, moral and ethical questions are also discussed within the pages of this book. The author has endeavoured to steer clear of spiritual or religious enigmas.
Readers of After We Die will not find it to be a dry treatise. Rather, Cantor has filled it with anecdotes, facts, and relevant explanations through painstaking research and occasional humour, and he treats the subject matter with respect.
In the end, the author devotes a chapter to the reader, giving advice on making plans for his or her own body once the soul and spirit have departed.
Like it or not, the fate of your body will eventually have to be considered. This book will certainly open your eyes and help you to understand what is involved, not only for you, but for your family, relatives and friends.