Donating one's body to science seems like a beneficial sacrifice, but there is a dark underbelly to the industry. "Body brokers" are selling donated body parts- and it's all perfectly legal.

Resources:

"How to donate your body to science" by Lori Cuthbert- National Geographic

Department of Defense Memorandum: "Army Policy for Use of Human Cadavers for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Education or Training"

"How the body of an Arizona great-grandmother ended up as part of a U.S. Army blast test" by John Shiffman- Reuters

"A business where human bodies were butchered, packaged and sold" by John Shiffman, Reade Levinson, and Brian Grow- Reuters

"Gruesome tests on cadavers betray donors" by Michael Myer- SCU

Pamphlet: "Healthcare workers, unsung heroes"- Science Care

"In the U.S. market for human bodies, almost anyone can dissect and sell the dead" by Brian Grow and John Shiffman- Reuters

"The Law and Ethics of Using the Dead in Research" bu Catherine M. Hammack

"In Texas, the cadavers of the poor are used to advance medical science, without their consent" by Eli Shupe- The Dallas Morning News

Colorado General Assembly: SB18-234- Human Remains Disposition Sale Businesses

AATB.org

H.R.4062 - Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act of 2021, Congress.gov

**advocacy link-"Body Broker Bill" nfda.org