Bioethical issues concerning the use of cadaveric material in education and research

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Published: Mar 19, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/bioeth.22617
Keywords:
bioethics education research autopsy Greece
Konstantinos Katsos (Κωνσταντίνος Κάτσος)
Forensic Pathologist, Ph.D.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1378-6957
Konstantinos Moraitis (Κωνσταντίνος Μωραΐτης)
Associate Professor in Forensic Anthropology at the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Chara Spiliopoulou (Χαρά Σπηλιοπούλου)
Professor of Forensic Medicine and Head of the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3163-2575
Abstract

Can someone claim property rights on a corps e? If so, to whom it belongs? If not, are there any
limits to the "use exploitation" of the human body? This paper discusses the ethical issues that arise in
education and research with cadaveric materials by conducting a review of the international litera ture. In
the light of various scandals concerning the retention of cadaveric tissues and organs and their use in
education and research, the legislative framework in the UK was revised in 2006 to regulate the
management of a corpse. Similar acts exist in m any other countries. In Greece, the current legal system
only regulates the use of biological materials for transplantation, leaving a "gap" in education and
research issues after death. Greece must leave behind the paternalism of the past and follow the p rinciples
of information and consent.

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