A Whole New Meaning For "You Have the Body"
In a macabre version of habeas corpus, an Ohio couple has initiated a federal class action because their 30 year old son was buried without his brain, which had been removed by medical examiners. The issue before the court involves due process questions under the state constitution and who, the next of kin or the state, should make decisions on how to dispose of organs no longer needed for testing.
Written By:Dennis On February 2, 2008 8:52 PM
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I am sorry for the parents' plight. For me this is not an issue: I'm going to be cremated, so "keeping my body together" has no meaning. I guess it becomes an issue for those who still believe that the body will arise and ascend into heaven at the "end of days." I do not believe in that.
Medical science can have all of this body they want for research or transplantation. I believe that such a choice is more "Godly", caring and good (thus religious) than keeping my useless parts together.