Ethical Problems on the Exhibition of Human Cadaver Specimens in China
- VernacularTitle:中国“人尸体标本展览”的伦理问题
- Author:
Hui ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
human,specimen,bioplastify technology,exhibition,ethics,China
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
1995;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
There were several public exhibitions of human cadaver specimens held in western countries since Gunther von Hagens, a German anatomist, invented bioplastify technology, which can be used for preserving human cadaver specimens. The exhibitions of human cadaver specimens, which were obviously commercialized and artistic, touched off extensive debate about ethics between different views in western countries. Because of the effect of western countries, several exhibitions of human cadaver specimens in the name of popularization of science were held in China in recent years. These exhibitions collided with Chinese traditional moral concepts, and caused a series of debate about ethics in personalities of various circles. This article illustrated ethical problems on exhibition of human cadaver specimens in China and the countermeasures from the angle of medical ethics, and did preliminary research on ethical problems on the application of bioplastify technology.
