From: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AbcNews_2020/~3/234522589/story
Plasticized bodies - every vein, muscle, organ and bone of what was once a real person, carefully preserved in ways that were not possible before - have become blockbuster attractions across the country. Millions of people have paid to see the bodies that are put on display in a full range of poses, such as running with a football or dancing.
Plasticized bodies - every vein, muscle, organ and bone of what was once a real person, carefully preserved in ways that were not possible before - have become blockbuster attractions across the country. Millions of people have paid to see the bodies that are put on display in a full range of poses, such as running with a football or dancing.
But with the growing popularity have come troubling questions about the bodies. Whose bodies are they? Where do they come from? And is it educational and scientific, as some people say, or are these cadavers just being used for entertainment?
A three-month "20/20" investigation into the business of bodies tracked the ghoulish process to its origins - from a body processing factory on the German-Polish border, to Internet sites that offer the plasticized bodies for sale, to a rundown warehouse in northern China where "20/20's" undercover cameras saw what has, until now, been kept well hidden.
Myself and a group of fellow students wanted to attend the show here in Kansas City for educational purposes. However, what's the difference between entertainment and educational if there's an educational setting? That's like saying "Lets not go to the zoo because it might be fun and entertaining instead of just educational." It's the same for museums. Heaven forbid they actually do something hands on that kids might find fun.
Then again, I do have a problem with this if these bodies were not donated to science and more specifically for this procedure. Even though they have been plasticized I still know it's a real human body and I believe they should be treated in a respectful manor. I have some concern after watching 20/20 last night when they found that many of these bodies may be from executed prisoners in China that were unclaimed.