Whole Body Donation - Not Adequately Regulated

Unlike organ donation, which is heavily regulated, whole body donation is not. What happens to a donated body depends on the kind of center to which it goes. For example, 

• Medical Schools - teach medical students
• Universities - teach forensics
• Military - learn how bombs affect bodies

A new lawsuit alleges that the actual use of a donated body exceeded the scope of consent.

Jim Stauffer signed a form authorizing medical research on his mother’s body. He also checked a box prohibiting military, traffic-safety and other non-medical experiments. In fact, Stauffer’s body became part of an Army experiment to measure damage caused by roadside bombs.