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100 1  Cantor, Norman L. 
245 10 After we die :|bthe life and times of the human cadaver /
       |cNorman L. Cantor. 
260    Washington, D.C. :|bGeorgetown University Press,|cc2010. 
300    x, 372 p. ;|c24 cm. 
504    Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-350) and 
       index. 
505 0  When does a person become a corpse? -- The human nature of
       a cadaver -- The legal status of the postliving : do 
       corpses have rights? -- Decomposition of the body and 
       efforts to slow its disintegration -- Final disposal of 
       human remains -- Eternal preservation of the deceased : 
       literally and figuratively -- The cadaver as supplier of 
       used body parts -- The cadaver as teacher, research 
       subject, or forensic witness -- The cadaver as parent -- 
       Body snatching, then and now -- Desecration of human 
       remains -- Public display and the dignity of human remains
       -- Don't neglect the fate of your remains. 
520    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. 
650  0 Dead bodies (Law) 
650  0 Human body|xLaw and legislation. 
650  0 Dead|xLegal status, laws, etc. 
650  0 Burial laws. 
650  0 Offenses against the person. 
650  0 Sacrilege. 
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