October 18, 2006
'Bodies' exhibit promoters sued over cadaver use
 The company that runs "BODIES ... The Exhibition" at the South Street Seaport has been sued over a similiar show it is staging in Seattle, accused of violating the U.S. Anatomical Gift Act -- which prohibits the sale of human tissue.
The suit argues aganst the display of corpses of dead Chinese citizens who did not give consent for their bodies to be publicly shown, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
For the same reason, the show was met by protests when it first opened in New York. But the Atlanta-based Premier Exhibitions maintains it's all legit.
From the Seattle P-I:
Previously known for its exhibits on the Titanic, Premier has admitted from the outset that the bodies it displays do not come from donors but instead are the cadavers of unclaimed Chinese citizens. Partnered with the Dalian Medical University and the plastination lab operated therein, Premier does not own the bodies used in the show, but instead borrows them from the school.
Dalian Medical University receives the bodies from the government of China, Geller said. When a person dies in China and there's no one to claim the remains, the government allows the body to be used for study. The same holds true in much of the United States, though cadavers here have not been used in traveling shows. The suit was filed by the directors of the Seattle Museum of the Mysteries.
The New York Bodies exhibition has been extended through January 7. (Story found via the Arts Journal.)
Earlier:
Bodies extended through December at South Street Seaport
'Bodies' exhibit opening at South Street Seaport
October 18, 2006 07:08 PM in Downtown, Sightsology
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