Friday, October 28, 2005

Gimme back my flesh

Just in time for Halloween, comes this story about a US company under investigation for illegally obtaining and selling human body parts.

The company produced products made of processed human bone, skin and tendons for use in skin grafts, dental surgery, and other medical procedures. The New York Daily News has dubbed the company Biomedical Tissue Services the "body snatchers of New York".
"A lawsuit has been launched against [a Brooklyn NY] funeral home, Biomedical Tissue Services, Inc. and two individuals linked to the scandal that has shaken the funeral industry. The family of a man whose body was ravaged for parts illegally say his death certificate and organ donor card were altered."
CTV.ca | Tissue implants may have come from funeral homes

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