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I'm getting old and memory may be failing... but I seem to recall
reading in Mary Roach's book "Stiff" that the bodies in these exhibits
are donated, the same way they're donated for medical research etc.

Or I could be senile,
Jonah Cohen
Outreach & Public Programs Manager
The Children's Museum (formerly The Science Center of Connecticut)

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	Perhaps some recall that at last years ASTC session there was 
a some heated discussion and concerns about the source of the bodies 
for these exhibitions.  It does not seem that this article sheds any 
more light on the human rights concerns.

	As Body Worlds has been traveling has anyone spoken to 
visitors about their concerns and experiences at the exhibitions?

Cheers,

Martin


>
>Today's NY Times has a provocative article and accompanying video on 
>China's booming business of preparing plastinated bodies for export 
>as museum exhibitions, and the human rights concerns being raised: 
>http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/08/business/worldbusiness/08bodies.html
>

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