"Humanity's discards": The New South Wales Anatomy Act 1881.
In her book, Death, Dissection and the Destitute, Ruth Richardson explored the making of the British Anatomy Act 1832, under which the unclaimed bodies of people who died in institutions lawfully became subjects for dissection. This article briefly revisits the British anatomy debates that resulted...
| Publicado en: | Mortality Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 365 - 383 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Nov2007
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